Why Do We Care Sociologically?
Because this can happen to anyone. Beyond the human rights impacts of trafficking, there can be serious health impacts such as broken bones, bruises, starvation, and high rates of infertility. These victims can also suffer from physical and psychological abuse, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Sex trafficking plays a large part in spreading the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide.
Mainstream and Abolitionist Feminism Views on Sex Trafficking
Members of these conservative religious and feminist groups hold opposing views on other social issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage, but they largely agree on prostitution and pornography.
Regarding President Bush, activist Donna Hughes remarks, “Mainstream feminists like to say he’s anti-woman, but by supporting the abolitionist work against the global sex trade, he has done more for women and girls than any other president I can think of. Years from now, when the anti-Bush hysteria has died away, I believe he will be recognized as a true advocate for women’s freedom and human rights.”
“Abolitionist feminist” refers to those who argue that the sex industry should be entirely eliminated because of its objectification and oppressive treatment of women, considered to be inherent in sex for sale. For abolitionist feminists, prostitution is inherently an institution of male domination and exploitation of women.
Sociological Perspectives
Sociologists have examined sex work as a type of deviant behavior, a form of gender relations, and as a distinct occupational sector. The deviance framework is based on the traditional stigmatization of sex work and highlights the ways in which actors are subjected to social control and discriminatory treatment.
Many street workers experience poor working conditions and are involved in survival sex. They sell sex out of dire necessity or to support a drug habit. Many use addictive drugs;work and live in crime-ridden areas; are socially isolated and disconnected from support services; risk contracting and transmitting sexual diseases; are exploited and abused by pimps;and are vulnerable to being assaulted, robbed,raped, or killed on the streets.
Symbolic Interactionism---"The Looking-Glass Self: Charles Cooley introduced the concept of the self-image one perceives as the "looking-glass self." From a sociological perspective we care about sex trafficking, and becoming more educated on it, along with helping to stop it because young children and women view their self-image negatively at times, resulting in the vulnerability to become victimized into sex trafficking. They are promised food, shelter, "love," money, along with seductions of being told that they are beautiful, causing them to give into the game.
Because this can happen to anyone. Beyond the human rights impacts of trafficking, there can be serious health impacts such as broken bones, bruises, starvation, and high rates of infertility. These victims can also suffer from physical and psychological abuse, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Sex trafficking plays a large part in spreading the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide.
Mainstream and Abolitionist Feminism Views on Sex Trafficking
Members of these conservative religious and feminist groups hold opposing views on other social issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage, but they largely agree on prostitution and pornography.
Regarding President Bush, activist Donna Hughes remarks, “Mainstream feminists like to say he’s anti-woman, but by supporting the abolitionist work against the global sex trade, he has done more for women and girls than any other president I can think of. Years from now, when the anti-Bush hysteria has died away, I believe he will be recognized as a true advocate for women’s freedom and human rights.”
“Abolitionist feminist” refers to those who argue that the sex industry should be entirely eliminated because of its objectification and oppressive treatment of women, considered to be inherent in sex for sale. For abolitionist feminists, prostitution is inherently an institution of male domination and exploitation of women.
Sociological Perspectives
Sociologists have examined sex work as a type of deviant behavior, a form of gender relations, and as a distinct occupational sector. The deviance framework is based on the traditional stigmatization of sex work and highlights the ways in which actors are subjected to social control and discriminatory treatment.
Many street workers experience poor working conditions and are involved in survival sex. They sell sex out of dire necessity or to support a drug habit. Many use addictive drugs;work and live in crime-ridden areas; are socially isolated and disconnected from support services; risk contracting and transmitting sexual diseases; are exploited and abused by pimps;and are vulnerable to being assaulted, robbed,raped, or killed on the streets.
Symbolic Interactionism---"The Looking-Glass Self: Charles Cooley introduced the concept of the self-image one perceives as the "looking-glass self." From a sociological perspective we care about sex trafficking, and becoming more educated on it, along with helping to stop it because young children and women view their self-image negatively at times, resulting in the vulnerability to become victimized into sex trafficking. They are promised food, shelter, "love," money, along with seductions of being told that they are beautiful, causing them to give into the game.