03186nas a2200409 a 4500 20260818145417.0 230901s2023 th u m tt 0| a1eng d .b12412132 AIT Thesis no.GD-23-02 Okayasu, Mariko Legal status of sex workers in Thailand: the public debate and fear of sexuality Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2023 150 leaves : ill. Thesis ; no. no.GD-23-02 A thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2023 Many debates on the prostitution law have been created so far in Thailand and are still going on now. Even though the Thai government tried to amend the law leading to decriminalization, the law has not been amended yet, because each person and each group has different objectives. Their opinions are shaped by their experience and background, and experience raises fear in daily life including fear of sexuality. The research approaches the public argument of Thai prostitution law through fear of sexuality. Data was gathered about Thai citizens who showed opinions of Thai prostitution law. The data clearly suggested fear of sexuality, specifically different types of fear/ fear of sexuality, was strongly linked to the public argument of prostitution law. Fear of sexuality was personalized and conceptualized by various factors such as socio-demographic information (gender, family members, and educational background/ levels), religion (Buddhism), traumatic/ sexual incidents, and sex education. Besides, the study discovered that less fear/ fear of sexuality promoted decriminalization of prostitution law. Namely, in order to promote decriminalization of prostitution law in Thai society, factors that were examined to weaken and overcome fear of sexuality should be ameliorated and approached in further study. Sex workers Legal status, law, etc Thailand Prostitution Law and legislation Thailand Kusakabe, Kyoko, Chairperson Doneys, Philippe, Examination Committee Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed, Examination Committee GDS Project Scholarship, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology Scholarships, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. no.GD-23-02 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/Viewer/viewer.php?id=B20284 .b12412132 mnait a 240202 0 240117 m a a 0 mnarc mnarc 40 67 Barcode : 30050121037500 CREATED : 2023-01-09 RECORD # : i13462696 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : - CREATED : 2024-10-01 RECORD # : i1347540x LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 69145 69145 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-23-02 30050121037500 2026-08-18 14:54:17 1 2026-08-18 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-23-02 2026-08-18 14:54:17 2026-08-18 67