The Situation of Street-walking Prostitutes: A Study Conducted in Sylhet City of Bangladesh - Couverture souple

Alam, Md. Fakhrul; Islam, Md. Mazharul; Miah, Md. Azad

 
9783847312086: The Situation of Street-walking Prostitutes: A Study Conducted in Sylhet City of Bangladesh
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3847312081 ISBN 13 : 9783847312086
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Prostitution is a hatred profession in Bangladesh. In fact people feel embarrassed to utter this word. The dead body of a prostitute is not allowed to be buried or cremated by the mainstream people. The prostitutes lead a risky and vulnerable life because their human rights are frequently violated here. Some sociological theories like deviant behavior approach, differential association theory, feminist approach, and economic theories have been found relevant to explain prostitution through this study. The data have been collected by conducting semi-structured interview, case study and observation. In fact, various psycho-social, economic and other factors i.e. the pull and push factors act in a cyclical way to keep prostitution alive here. The study has also explored some socio-demographic, psychological and economic aspects like education, age, marriage and divorce, income, health and treatment, HIV/AIDS, drug addiction, frustration, anxiety, thinking, experience of physical and sexual oppression/torture, exploitation, rehabilitation, and the daily life style of the prostitutes etc. for explaining the situation of female prostitutes living and working in Sylhet City of Bangladesh.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Prostitution is a hatred profession in Bangladesh. In fact people feel embarrassed to utter this word. The dead body of a prostitute is not allowed to be buried or cremated by the mainstream people. The prostitutes lead a risky and vulnerable life because their human rights are frequently violated here. Some sociological theories like deviant behavior approach, differential association theory, feminist approach, and economic theories have been found relevant to explain prostitution through this study. The data have been collected by conducting semi-structured interview, case study and observation. In fact, various psycho-social, economic and other factors i.e. the pull and push factors act in a cyclical way to keep prostitution alive here. The study has also explored some socio-demographic, psychological and economic aspects like education, age, marriage and divorce, income, health and treatment, HIV/AIDS, drug addiction, frustration, anxiety, thinking, experience of physical and sexual oppression/torture, exploitation, rehabilitation, and the daily life style of the prostitutes etc. for explaining the situation of female prostitutes living and working in Sylhet City of Bangladesh.

Biographie de l'auteur

Md. Fakhrul Alam is a lecturer of Social Work at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet,(SUST). He conducted research on fishermen, tea estate laborers, prostitutes, working and tortured women etc.Md. Mazharul Islam is a Social Welfare Officer working in BIRDEM, Dhaka.Md. Azad Miah completed his MSS in Social Work from SUST.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3847312081
ISBN 13 
9783847312086
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
84
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