{"title":"Reclaiming the “good women” identity: A case study of Surabaya's Muslim sex workers negotiating Islam and sex work","authors":"W.H. Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.ajss.2024.04.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Drawing on interviews with 55 Muslim sex workers in Surabaya City, Indonesia, this study challenges prevailing narratives that portray a “Third World sex worker” as a “powerless victim” by presenting their dynamic experiences in sex work. The study examines the moral conflicts and societal stigma these women endure within the context of Indonesia's Islamic moralistic stance, which condemns sex work, along with legislative restrictions inherent in the country's political Islamic structure. It also sheds light on how these women exercise agency by employing psychological and distancing strategies to navigate the inherent challenges of sex work. By incorporating an Islamic perspective into the gender analytical framework, this study provides culturally specific insight into the interplay between “Islam, sex work, and agency” in studies on sex work.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45675,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Social Science","volume":"52 2","pages":"Pages 92-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Asian Journal of Social Science","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568484924000133","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AREA STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Drawing on interviews with 55 Muslim sex workers in Surabaya City, Indonesia, this study challenges prevailing narratives that portray a “Third World sex worker” as a “powerless victim” by presenting their dynamic experiences in sex work. The study examines the moral conflicts and societal stigma these women endure within the context of Indonesia's Islamic moralistic stance, which condemns sex work, along with legislative restrictions inherent in the country's political Islamic structure. It also sheds light on how these women exercise agency by employing psychological and distancing strategies to navigate the inherent challenges of sex work. By incorporating an Islamic perspective into the gender analytical framework, this study provides culturally specific insight into the interplay between “Islam, sex work, and agency” in studies on sex work.
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The Asian Journal of Social Science is a principal outlet for scholarly articles on Asian societies published by the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. AJSS provides a unique forum for theoretical debates and empirical analyses that move away from narrow disciplinary focus. It is committed to comparative research and articles that speak to cases beyond the traditional concerns of area and single-country studies. AJSS strongly encourages transdisciplinary analysis of contemporary and historical social change in Asia by offering a meeting space for international scholars across the social sciences, including anthropology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. AJSS also welcomes humanities-oriented articles that speak to pertinent social issues. AJSS publishes internationally peer-reviewed research articles, special thematic issues and shorter symposiums. AJSS also publishes book reviews and review essays, research notes on Asian societies, and short essays of special interest to students of the region.
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