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The Multi-Layered Political Context Of Prostitution, Allora Dubay
The Multi-Layered Political Context Of Prostitution, Allora Dubay
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
This presentation is based on a book project providing an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of prostitution. Allora Dubay will present on the political context in which prostitution takes place. She will discuss prominent feminist theories regarding prostitution and how those theories influence public policy in the United States and Europe. In doing so, she will explain how policies vary between national governments and among subnational governments.
Framing Sex Work Activism: A Sociological View, Nancy Kannampuzha
Framing Sex Work Activism: A Sociological View, Nancy Kannampuzha
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
This presentation is based on a book project providing an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of prostitution. Nancy Kannampuzha will review the sociological literature at the intersection of social movements and prostitution. She will report on ethnographic and interview data to reveal the most commonly used rhetorical frames pro- and anti-sex work activists use when recruiting and retaining members. She will describe the assumptions and taken-for-granted moral and ethical aspects of these claims. The literature suggests that pro- and anti-sex work activists draw upon strikingly similar notions of body ownership and empowerment.
Prostitution As A Business, Steven Zhou
Prostitution As A Business, Steven Zhou
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
This presentation is based on a book project providing an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of prostitution. Steven Zhou will present on prostitution as a business enterprise, describing the social stigmatization of sex work as well as how prostitution functions as an industry involving entrepreneurial risks and rewards, stakeholders, a market structure, and occupational hazards.
Psychological Correlates Of Prostitution, Rosemond Travis
Psychological Correlates Of Prostitution, Rosemond Travis
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
This presentation is based on a book project providing an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of prostitution. Rose Travis will discuss literature that quantitatively addresses the psychological correlates of engaging in prostitution. First, the challenges of researching this population will be considered, followed by examining possible motivations associated with pursuing prostitution. Themes include economic motivation, drug addiction motivation, finding stability in prostitution, personal empowerment, social motivation, and escaping personal hardships. Next, research on psychological characteristics common among women engaged in prostitution will be described, including childhood abuse, adulthood abuse, drug use, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, dissociation, and somatization. The …