In Sex Trafficking in the United States; Andrea J. Nichols explores the dynamics of sex trafficking from the angles of survivors; traffickers; buyers; and the social service and criminal justice professionals who work in the field. She examines common risk factors for those who become victims; and the barriers they face when they try to leave. She also looks at how and why sex traffickers enter the industry; the prevalence of bought sex; and the criminal justice policies that target them. Sex trafficking is analyzed in this book from neoliberal; abolitionist; feminist; criminological; and sociological perspectives. Nichols examines the role of weak social institutions and weak social safety nets in contributing to increased risk of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. She also explores the link between identity based oppression; societal marginalization; and the risk of victimization. She clearly accounts for the role of race; ethnicity; immigrant status; LGBTQ* identities; age; sex; and intellectual disability in heightening the risk of trafficking. She analyzes responses to sex trafficking; and how social services and the criminal justice and health care systems can best respond. Sex Trafficking in the United States also offers recommendations for individual action; prevention; practice; and policy; as well as suggestions for cultural and societal change.While particularly emphasizing the United States; the book also holds use in examining global dynamics of sex trafficking; in detailing the theoretical and political debates that are present internationally as well as nationally; examining outcomes of various models of prostitution policy around the globe; and highlighting anti-trafficking organizations operating both internationally and nationally.
#485136 in Books Columbia University Press 2000-09-15Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x 1.30 x 6.22l; 2.05 #File Name: 023112029X688 pages
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy MastercardA wee bit too scholarly.0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. below my expectation!By penang guycontent of this book is a lot but unfortunately overall it is rather dry. it is anti-climax too. probably it is meant as text book for colleges or historians. nevertheless; reader gets to know more about the evolution and transformation of this popular icon especially in Asia. i did not finish reading this book because i got bored.24 of 24 people found the following review helpful. Thorough; historical survey of the Chinese goddessBy Sean Francisco SmithAs the author states; western interest in eastern religion; and feminism has greatly expanded the interest in Kuan-Yin; but it also misappropriated; either smearing her and other female goddesses into a translucent light blue; elevator muzak "great goddess". This makes learning more about the worship and ritual of this goddess a treacherous course; with a lot of books in the market not really discussing anything of the fascinating unique Chinese beliefs (in fact; this can be said about the entire "neo-pagan" mavement). Having recently travelled with my wife and in-laws to Hong Kong; and escorted my chinese wife and mother-in-law to the Wong Tai Sin temple during the Chinese New Year; I wanted to learn more about the indigenous beliefs and history of Guan-Yin; and eventually decided on Chun-Fang Yu's book. Like Walter Burkett's Greek Religion; it is not a light; fluffy telling of tales; but a detailed exploration of the goddesses origin; sources and changes in both myth and ritual over time. She starts with the original; the MALE indian bodhisattva Avelokitesvara; and the source suttras; and then discusses how it became a female goddess. The text is amazingly well researched and thorough. However; the additional pleasure in the novel comes from Yu's own personal experience with Guan-Yin; starting with her grandmother; and this direct connection is interwoven throughout the book; so instead of a dry scholarly approach; we have a book created by an author whose approach to a loving topic is not to skim over it; but to pursue it in full depth. I can't think of a better tribute.
