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The commercial sex industry in Douala, Cameroon
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The commercial sex industry in Douala, Cameroon
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a qualitative investigation
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Asuagbor
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Dilys
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1973-
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Dilys Asuagbor
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Miller
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Jody Miller
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chair
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Avakame
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Edem
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Edem Avakame
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Chin
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Ko-lin
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Ko-lin Chin
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Zhang
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Sheldon Zhang
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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theses
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2014
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2014-05
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eng
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The literature on the commercial sex industry shows that extensive studies of the phenomenon have been undertaken in the United States of America, Europe and Asia. By comparison, relatively little research has investigated commercial sex in the African context, despite evidence that it is widespread in many nations throughout the continent, including the West Central African nation of Cameroon. Using the qualitative method of inquiry, interviews were conducted with 50 sex workers in Douala, the nation’s economic capital, covering different venues and types of sex work undertaken. The findings illuminate our understanding of: the pathways into prostitution in Douala, the nature and organization of sex work in Douala, and the risks and challenges faced by sex workers in Douala. The extent of prostitution in Cameroon was not undertaken and remains an opportunity for future research. This research serves as a useful resource for public policy considerations in Cameroon and contributes to the growing body of research on the commercial sex industry in Africa generally and Cameroon specifically. It also provides a strong basis for comparative research with other studies that have been and are currently being undertaken elsewhere.
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Criminal Justice
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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xiii, 311 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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by Dilys Asuagbor
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Prostitution--Cameroon--Douala
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Prostitutes--Cameroon--Douala--Interviews
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Human trafficking--Cameroon--Douala
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Graduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3DR2SQ3
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Dilys
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2014-04-28 14:26:53
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Rutgers University. Graduate School - Newark
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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