Abstract
Social protection policies regarding sex work in The Netherlands use ‘age’ as an instrument to
create binaries between adults and young people. The concept ‘chronological age’ assumes that
age is a static feature and supports the process of categorization; however, age is a socially
constructed phenomenon and has an embodied experience that is gendered. The objective of this
research is to understand the role of ‘age’ in shaping social protection policies regarding sex work
in The Netherlands, by analyzing how age is understood by those involved in the design and
implementation of policies related to sex work in The Netherlands
create binaries between adults and young people. The concept ‘chronological age’ assumes that
age is a static feature and supports the process of categorization; however, age is a socially
constructed phenomenon and has an embodied experience that is gendered. The objective of this
research is to understand the role of ‘age’ in shaping social protection policies regarding sex work
in The Netherlands, by analyzing how age is understood by those involved in the design and
implementation of policies related to sex work in The Netherlands
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Den Haag |
| Publisher | International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) |
| Number of pages | 51 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2014 |
Publication series
| Series | ISS working papers. General series |
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| Number | 588 |
| ISSN | 0921-0210 |
Series
- ISS Working Paper-General Series
