Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women
We interviewed 100 women prostituting in Vancouver, Canada. We found an extremely high prevalence of lifetime violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fifty-two percent of our interviewees were women from Canada’s First Nations, a significant overrepresentation in prostitution compared wi...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1363461505052667 2024-05-19T07:40:22+00:00 Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women Farley, Melissa Lynne, Jacqueline Cotton, Ann J. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363461505052667 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1363461505052667 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Transcultural Psychiatry volume 42, issue 2, page 242-271 ISSN 1363-4615 1461-7471 journal-article 2005 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461505052667 2024-05-02T09:39:55Z We interviewed 100 women prostituting in Vancouver, Canada. We found an extremely high prevalence of lifetime violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fifty-two percent of our interviewees were women from Canada’s First Nations, a significant overrepresentation in prostitution compared with their representation in Vancouver generally(1.7-7%). Eighty-two percent reported a history of childhood sexual abuse, by an average of four perpetrators. Seventy-two percent reported childhood physical abuse, 90% had been physically assaulted in prostitution, 78% had been raped in prostitution. Seventy-two percent met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD. Ninety-five percent said that they wanted to leave prostitution. Eighty-six percent reported current or past homelessness with housing as one of their most urgent needs. Eighty-two percent expressed a need for treatment for drug or alcohol addictions. Findings are discussed in terms of the legacy of colonialism, the intrinsically traumatizing nature of prostitution and prostitution’s violations of basic human rights. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations SAGE Publications Transcultural Psychiatry 42 2 242 271 |
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We interviewed 100 women prostituting in Vancouver, Canada. We found an extremely high prevalence of lifetime violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fifty-two percent of our interviewees were women from Canada’s First Nations, a significant overrepresentation in prostitution compared with their representation in Vancouver generally(1.7-7%). Eighty-two percent reported a history of childhood sexual abuse, by an average of four perpetrators. Seventy-two percent reported childhood physical abuse, 90% had been physically assaulted in prostitution, 78% had been raped in prostitution. Seventy-two percent met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD. Ninety-five percent said that they wanted to leave prostitution. Eighty-six percent reported current or past homelessness with housing as one of their most urgent needs. Eighty-two percent expressed a need for treatment for drug or alcohol addictions. Findings are discussed in terms of the legacy of colonialism, the intrinsically traumatizing nature of prostitution and prostitution’s violations of basic human rights. |
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