Masculinity for Sale: Shan Migrant Sex Worker Men in Thailand and Questions of Identity

IF 3 2区社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY

Men and Masculinities Pub Date : 2022-08-13 DOI:10.1177/1097184X221119793

Amporn Jirattikorn, A. Tangmunkongvorakul, Arratee Ayuttacorn

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Abstract

The Thai sex industry sector catering to sex between men has recently shifted to a predominately migrant workforce, particularly in northern part of the country. The majority of sex worker men in Chiang Mai, a metropolitan center in northern Thailand, are Shan migrants from Myanmar. This research explores the lives of Shan men engaged in sex work in Chiang Mai, examining how engaging with queer sexual commodification shapes their gender and sexual identities. As Shan sex worker men in this research identify as heterosexual men, selling sex to men might impact their sense of (hetero)masculinity. Based on 20 in-depth interviews with Shan migrant sex worker men living and working in Chiang Mai city, this research explores, on the one hand, how Shan sex worker men negotiate, redefine, and reconstruct their masculinities, and on the other, how the identities of being a masculine man, sex worker, and non-citizen migrant intersect and shape their experiences and identities.

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出售男子气概:泰国的掸族移民性工作者和身份问题

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Men and Masculinities SOCIOLOGY-

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5.20

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4.00%

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期刊介绍： Men and Masculinities presents peer-reviewed empirical and theoretical scholarship grounded in the most current theoretical perspectives within gender studies, including feminism, queer theory and multiculturalism. Using diverse methodologies, Men and Masculinities"s articles explore the evolving roles and perceptions of men across society. Complementing existing publications on women"s studies and gay and lesbian studies, Men and Masculinities helps complete the spectrum of research on gender. The journal gives scholars interested in gender vital, balanced information on the burgeoning - and often misunderstood - field of masculinities studies.