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From: "David Michael Long" <dlong@fpm.eushc.org>
To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:02:57 -0400
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Subject: Re: Request for comments
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Hi Gayla,

Boy, thats a lot...  I wanted to give you a prompt response but do 
not have time to develop my ideas properly right now.  Some brief 
comments, however, would include: (1) Bandura's ideas are better 
developed in his Social Cognitive Theory (used to be called Social 
Learning Theory) and the idea of self-efficacy is an important one, 
although I think that the HBM is somewhat rudimentary in catching 
sociological phenomena (I would recommend the PRECEDE/PROCEED model 
or Stages of Change); (2) dealing with the continuum of prostitution 
is difficult, for example many women are in non-committed sexual 
relationships with an economic basis (i.e., sex fopr money or drugs), 
but are difficult to label "prostitutes," and the research project I 
am involved in here in Atlanta is trying to tackle that issue.  As 
for the feminist literature, I am pretty well versed perhaps we can 
have a conversation about these if you are interested.  Good luck 
with your endeavors.

Dave Long
>      Feb 24, 1998
>      
>      Hello.  I'm a doctoral student in Sociology at Michigan State 
>      University; major:  Health and Well Being.  Research emphasis:  
>      perceived barriers to health care by women in prostitution.
>      
>      I'm looking for comments and information about:
>      
>         - Health Belief Model, including Bandura's self-efficacy concept.   
>           If socio-structural issues are included, is the "perceived        
>           barriers" component a reasonable framework to use for a           
>           qualitative study/survey or women in prostitution?
>      
>         - comments about the medical construction of gender
>      
>         - comments about medicalization of women's bodies
>      
>         - critiques of Ehrenreich and English's "For Her Own Good:  150     
>           Years of Experts' Advice to Women" and on Doyal's "What Makes     
>           Women Sick?"
>      
>         - comments and critiques about what's right and what's wrong with   
>           prostitution 
>      
>      Thanks.
> 
> 
>