"You is a whore you no worth nothing" : Stigmatisation of Jamaican women who are involved in tourism-oriented prostitution
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Summary, in English
The purpose of this report was to explore the process of stigmatisation of Jamaican women who are involved in tourism-oriented prostitution in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. I wanted to examine how these women perceived themselves, other prostitutes and the tourists using their services as well as briefly examine professional viewpoint on these dimensions. Further I aimed to assess the stigmatisation of these women through their lived experiences of responses from local people.
I found that the women were stigmatised in various ways and that there were hierarchies within the industry. The women were mainly involved in tourism oriented prostitution because of the money and their perception of tourists was, most often, a positive one since tourists usually paid more money for sexual services and behaved nicely.
I found that the women were stigmatised in various ways and that there were hierarchies within the industry. The women were mainly involved in tourism oriented prostitution because of the money and their perception of tourists was, most often, a positive one since tourists usually paid more money for sexual services and behaved nicely.
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Publishing year
2005
Language
English
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Document type
Student publication for Bachelor's degree
Topic
- Law and Political Science
Keywords
- sexturism
- prostitution
- Jamaica
- självuppfattning
- tourism-oriented prostitution
- sex tourism
- sex work
- stigma
- stigmatisation
- the Caribbean
- post-colonial
- feminist
- self-perception
- Social problems and welfare, national insurance
- Sociala problem, social välfärd, socialförsäkring
Supervisor
- Lars Harrysson