'I Have Bills to Pay!' Sugar Dating in British Higher Education Institutions

Autor/in	Palomeque Recio, Rocío
Titel	'I Have Bills to Pay!' Sugar Dating in British Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	In: Gender and Education, 34 (2022) 5, S.545-560 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Palomeque Recio, Rocío)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0954-0253
DOI	10.1080/09540253.2021.1971161
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Dating (Social); Income; Decision Making; Economic Factors; Life Style; Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Einkommen; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Lebensstil; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Schülerverhalten; Großbritannien
Abstract	The increased participation in the UK of university students in activities that are liminal to the sex industry such as 'sugar dating', defined as the transactional relationship between a younger woman (Sugar Baby) and an older, affluent man (Sugar Daddy), is under-researched. This article draws from seven interviews conducted with university Sugar Babies regarding the factors that influenced their decision to sugar date. Interviewees systematically described the lack of economic capital to cover basic expenses -- rent, bills, or food -- as a critical factor, despite having acquired a student loan. Other factors such as the expectation of 'fun', the acquisition of symbolic capital, and the forecast of enjoying a superior lifestyle were also noted. The findings suggest that the economic context of female students in the UK should be investigated to offer economic alternatives to gendered sexual activities such as sugar dating. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01