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In this chapter we take up some of the themes and issues that have been raised on the literature on desistance and exiting and subject them to empirical examination. Based on a total sample of 114, which includes a smaller sample of 55 women who had exited at the time of interview, our aim is to shed some light on these contested issues. In doing so we focus first on the relation between structure and agency; second, the role of formal and informal supports; third, the relationship between past experiences and future developments; and lastly we examine the significance of lapses and reversals.
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© 2014 Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young and Julie Bindel
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Matthews, R., Easton, H., Young, L., Bindel, J. (2014). Examining the Process of Change. In: Exiting Prostitution. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137289421_2
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