Abstract

SALAZAR GUTIERREZ, Salvador  and  CURIEL GARCIA, Martha Mónica. The negotiated body, the body as merchandise. Sex work and life precariousness in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.75, pp.89-117. ISSN 1665-0565.  https://doi.org/10.32870/eees.v26i75.6963.

This article looks for showing results of an study about life experiences in young sex workers in the historic center of Ciudad Juarez (Mexico). Based on the qualitative interview analysis, the document focuses on the construction of the subjective experience of the meaning of life of young women from low socio-economic strata, who have had to link to the paralegal world of sex work with the intention of mitigating the scenario of poverty that they face. Its originality lies in separating normative-punitive visions that have dominated the debate around sex work, to address the construction of the life experience of young women -who generate negotiation tactics for the growing precarization that characterizes their daily environment.

Keywords : Sexual work; precarious life; systemic violence; subjective experience; Ciudad Juarez.