A Gender Integrative Approach to the Anti-CSEC Movement in Georgia
| Autor: | Taylor Houston |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economic forces
Sociology and Political Science 05 social sciences Commercial sexual exploitation of children Transportation Gender studies Participant observation Family-friendly 0506 political science Politics White supremacy 050903 gender studies Anthropology Political science 050602 political science & public administration Organizational structure 0509 other social sciences Law Demography Social movement |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Trafficking. 3:193-210 |
| ISSN: | 2332-2713 2332-2705 |
| Popis: | Human-trafficking scholars are beginning to highlight the ways social, political, and economic forces interact to influence anti-trafficking activism. Previous research has accounted for how carceral politics, white supremacy, and the neoliberal global economy have shaped campaigns against trafficking. However, there are still movement dynamics that require further investigation. Drawing on 48 in-depth interviews and over a year of participant observation with anti-Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) activists in the state of Georgia, this article argues gender functions at an institutional and interactional level to shape anti-CSEC activism. First, the types of workers with whom exploited youth come in contact operate within highly segregated occupations. Second, the organizational structure of anti-CSEC organizations allows for “family friendly” work policies that provide flexible work hours and emotionally and socially supportive work environments creating opportunities for women ... |
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