Young Men in the Street: Help-Seeking Behavior of Young Male Prostitutes

by Cudore L. Snell

Overview

This book analyzes the help-seeking behaviors of young urban street males who engage in prostitution. Use of formal resources consist of social agencies, professionals, and informal resources such as friends, family, and peers is described. The work also addresses one of the most pressing issues of our time: the AIDS crisis and its impact on young male prostitutes. Snell makes an important contribution to understanding this stigmatized and under-served population. This is the first book to study young male prostitutes' help-seeking behavior. Findings indicate that the majority receive high levels of emotional support from family and friends, while traditional social and mental health services are not effectively reaching street males.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275938741
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/21/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1240L (what's this?)

About the Author

CUDORE SNELL is Assistant Professor in the Howard University School of Social Work, Washington, DC, where he teaches courses in human behavior and the social environment, human sexuality, and social work practice.

Table of Contents

Young Male Prostitutes and the Process of Looking For Help
A Study of Young Male Prostitutes
Listening to the Young Men: Social Support, Good Times, Problems and AIDS
Some Individual Portraits
Conclusions and Implications
Notes on Methodology
Personal Interview Schedule
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

Focuses on a single urban setting to investigate how young street males seek advice or material and emotional assistance from formal resources such as structured agencies, programs, and professionals; and informal resources such as friends, family, and colleagues. Based on questionnaires and qualitative interviews of 70 men in Washington, DC, reports on such aspects as who seeks help, what kind of help is sought, what social support systems exist and the role they play, what information is received and what it costs, and the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of safer sex. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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