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Embodying masculinity in female dominated research settings: A male reflection of ‘doing research’ in massage parlours

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Sexualities, Volume: 23, Issue: 5-6, Pages: 757 - 774

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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/1363460719847096

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This paper reflects on the male experience of conducting fieldwork in massage parlours; off-street settings where women exchange sexual services in predominantly heterosexual monetary transactions. It examines debates surrounding the desirability of gender incongruence between researchers and their...

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Published in: Sexualities
ISSN: 1363-4607 1461-7382
Published: SAGE Publications 2020
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