Lecture Note
University
John Jay College of Criminal JusticeCourse
SOC 302 | Social ProblemsPages
3
Academic year
2022
CharlesP
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Deviance, the Sex Industry, and Social Problems - Sex trafficking is applied to situations in which a person is coerced, forced, or deceived Into prostitution or is maintained in prostitution through coercion. - Social control refers to the systematic practices developed by social groups to encourage Conformity and discourage deviance. - Deviance is objectively given A deviant is any person who does not conform to Established social norms. - Considers it to be socially constructed: A behavior, belief, or condition is deviant Because it is labeled as such - Assumes that deviance is rooted in the social structure of society Prostitution in Global Perspective4 - Prostitution is the sale of sexual services for money or goods and without emotional Attachment - Prostitution has been referred to as the “world’s oldest profession” because references to It can be found throughout recorded history. The Global Sex Industry and Human Trafficking - Industrialization typically refers to the mass production of manufactured goods and Services for exchange in the market, this term may also be applied to commercialized. Sex manufactured within the human self. - Prostitution becomes normalized when sex work is treated as merely a form of Entertainment, and there are no legal impediments to promoting it as a commodity. - The globalization of prostitution refers to the process by which the sex industry has become
Increasingly global in scope - The term sex tourism refers to travel by a person specifically to engage in sexual activity with Prostitutes Health and Safety Aspects of Prostitution - Should be classified as an extremely hazardous occupation because of its negative physical And psychological effects - Prostitution gravely impairs health and may constitute a form of violence - Suffer physical injuries – such as bruises, broken bones, black eyes, and concussions - Numerous health risks, including sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Gonorrhea, Herpes, and Syphilis - High risk of chronic gynecological problems, such as pelvic pain and pelvic inflammatory Disease Sociological Perspectives on Prostitution - The functionalist perspective - Some deviance contributes to overall stability - The symbolic interactionist perspective - Its all self-defined about subjective reality - The conflict perspective - Emphasize that groups in society are engaged in a continuous struggle involving the Allocation of power, wealth, and other scarce resources in a society Pornography - Pornography is the graphic depiction of sexual behavior through pictures and/or words –
Including by electronic or other data retrieval systems – in a manner that is intended to be. Sexually arousing
Exploring Deviance: The Sex Industry and Societal Challenges
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