SEX WORKERS, STIGMA, AND SELF-IMAGE: EVIDENCE FROM KOLKATA BROTHELS

—This paper studies the link between self-image and behavior among those who face stigma due to poverty and social exclusion. Using a randomized field experiment with sex workers in Kolkata (India), we examine whether a psychological intervention to mitigate adverse effects of internalized stigma ca...

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Main Authors: Ghosal, S. (Author), Jana, S. (Author), Mani, A. (Author), Mitra, S. (Author), Roy, S. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MIT Press Journals 2022
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