Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress (Journal of Trauma Practice)

Type

Book

Authors

Melissa Farley

ISBN 10

0789023792

ISBN 13

9780789023797

Tags

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Neuropsychology, Abuse, Psychiatry, Occupational & Organizational, Social Work, Women's Studies, Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies

Description

This collection of research, edited by Melissa Farley, condemns society’s blindness towards and tacit cultural approval of prostitution, which is shown to be inherently violent and dehumanizing towards women. The contributors rely heavily on studies involving prostituted women and their lived experiences to get as clear and complete a picture as possible of the violence that prostituted women experience in their daily lives, the psychological and emotional effects of prostitution on prostituted women, and an understanding of prostituted women’s needs. The book is divided into two sections: “Understanding Prostitution and Trafficking as Organized Interpersonal Violence” and “Healing from Prostitution and Trafficking.”

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