Sex Work and Social Movement in India

This book examines and theorizes about the birth, growth, impact, co-optation, and rejuvenation of a sex worker movement in India. It will be of interest to researchers from a wide range of disciplines, including South Asian Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Public Health, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Political Science.

Toorjo Ghose is Associate Professor in the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. A Conceptual Framework; Chapter 3. Political Society: Initiation and Expansion; Chapter 4. Developing Collective Identity: Cognitive And Affective Framing; Chapter 5. Mobilization and Health; Chapter 6. The Toes of Sati: Creating a Conjunctional Movement; Chapter 7. Dust From Her Doorstep: Civilizing Political Society; Chapter 8. Hybridity; Chapter 9. Disruption and Resurgent Mobilization; Chapter 10. Cyclical Society and its Implications; Index