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Could sex robots threaten livelihoods [dataset] Open Access

This study analyses the attitudes of sex workers towards sex dolls and sex robots, and explores how an increase in sex robots on the market may impact the lives and business of sex workers. It focuses primarily on whether or not the displacement of sex workers by sex robots should be a concern. An online 12-question survey was distributed to sex workers through the mailing lists of sex-worker-led unions and activist groups. The questionnaire received 31 responses from participants working in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland. These responses highlighted a number of key themes. Sex workers saw themselves as clearly distinct from sex robots. There were mixed views about the impact sex robots would have on the business of sex workers, but the majority did not believe there would be a significant imminent impact. Many viewed sex robots as a separate fetish and were not opposed to using such products with clients. Although there was little concern of displacement at present, there was clear evidence of concern anxiety for sex work business in the future as robot technology advances. Many claims are made about the potential advantages as well as disadvantages posed by the development of sex robots. Further research needs to be undertaken to explore these further before sex robots are sold on a larger scale.

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Resource type

Dataset

Contributors

Contact person: Bentley, Gillian ¹
Creator: Hallam, Anna ¹

¹ Durham University, UK

Funder

Durham University

Research methods

Online questionnaire to which participants responded. Mostly qualitative analyses of responses.

Other description

Keyword

Sex workers
Sex robots
Employment
Displacement

Subject

Prostitution--Attitudes to sex robots

Location

Europe
Australasia

Language

English

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Identifier

ark:/32150/r2s4655g57x
doi:10.15128/r2s4655g57x

Rights

Open Data Commons - Open Database (ODC-ODbL)

Publisher

Durham University

Date Created

2019-08-20

File Details

Depositor

G.R. Bentley

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21 August 2019, 07:08:11

Date Modified

22 August 2019, 10:08:34

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