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Under The Surface Of Sex Trafficking: Socio-Economic And Cultural Perpetrators Of Gender-Based Violence In India, Karmen Marie Matusek
Under The Surface Of Sex Trafficking: Socio-Economic And Cultural Perpetrators Of Gender-Based Violence In India, Karmen Marie Matusek
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
In this work, I will focus on the act of sex trafficking as it exists in the country of India. Specifically, I will focus on sex trafficking as a gendered representation of three distinct dimensions of India’s existing conditions: 1) gender inequality, 2) historic and current cultural scripts, and 3) socio-economic conditions. I contend that these three dimensions are at the heart of sex trafficking and serve as forms of violence against women. Furthermore, in adding to the literature, this paper proposes a victim-focused/human rights focused approach, which will assist India in successfully combating trafficking within its own borders and …