In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming
Little is known about the reasons behind people’s entry into prostitution in Iceland. Research shows that women in prostitution are often victims of sexual violence but the connection between sexual violence and prostitution has not been widely researched. The aim of this study is to help fill that...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3906 2024-01-14T10:08:03+01:00 In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming Í leit að samþykki: Vændi í ljósi kynferðisofbeldis og druslustimplunar Þorvaldsdóttir, Sveina Hjördís Pétursdóttir, Gyða Margrét 2023-12-16 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3906 isl ice Félagsfræðingafélag Íslands https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3906/2482 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3906 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023): Issue of 2023; 19-31 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 14 Nr. 1 (2023): Árshefti 2023; 19-31 1670-8768 1670-875X Vændi kynferðisofbeldi druslustimplun Prostitution sexual violence slut shaming info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-12-20T23:55:06Z Little is known about the reasons behind people’s entry into prostitution in Iceland. Research shows that women in prostitution are often victims of sexual violence but the connection between sexual violence and prostitution has not been widely researched. The aim of this study is to help fill that that gap. Fourteen interviews were conducted with women who had been in prostitution and a grounded theory approach was used to analyze the data. The findings show that participants have a history of sexual violence and encountered difficult circumstances growing up. Consequences of sexual violence and slut shaming left participants feeling a lack of control in sexual encounters and in search of validation. They entered prostitution in hope of gaining control in sexual situations and to have their self-worth validated. Lítið er vitað um aðdraganda þess að fólk leitar í vændi hérlendis. Rannsóknir sýna að konur í vændi hafa margar orðið fyrir kynferðisofbeldi í aðdraganda vændis en lítið hefur verið rannsakað hvernig afleiðingar kynferðisofbeldis og vændi tengjast. Tilgangur þessarar rannsóknar er að bæta úr því. Tekin voru 14 eigindleg viðtöl við konur sem hafa verið í vændi og unnið með gögnin út frá verklagi grundaðrar kenningar. Niðurstöður sýna að viðmælendur bjuggu við bágar aðstæður í æsku og urðu fyrir kynferðisofbeldi í aðdraganda vændis. Kynferðisofbeldið og druslustimplun sem tengdist því höfðu áhrif á mótunarár viðmælenda og afleiðingar þess voru markaleysi í kynferðislegum samskiptum og þrá eftir samþykki. Viðmælendur leituðu í vændi í von um að upplifa sig við stjórnvölinn í kynferðislegum samskiptum og í leit að viðurkenningu á eigin virði. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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Vændi kynferðisofbeldi druslustimplun Prostitution sexual violence slut shaming |
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Vændi kynferðisofbeldi druslustimplun Prostitution sexual violence slut shaming Þorvaldsdóttir, Sveina Hjördís Pétursdóttir, Gyða Margrét In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming |
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Vændi kynferðisofbeldi druslustimplun Prostitution sexual violence slut shaming |
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Little is known about the reasons behind people’s entry into prostitution in Iceland. Research shows that women in prostitution are often victims of sexual violence but the connection between sexual violence and prostitution has not been widely researched. The aim of this study is to help fill that that gap. Fourteen interviews were conducted with women who had been in prostitution and a grounded theory approach was used to analyze the data. The findings show that participants have a history of sexual violence and encountered difficult circumstances growing up. Consequences of sexual violence and slut shaming left participants feeling a lack of control in sexual encounters and in search of validation. They entered prostitution in hope of gaining control in sexual situations and to have their self-worth validated. Lítið er vitað um aðdraganda þess að fólk leitar í vændi hérlendis. Rannsóknir sýna að konur í vændi hafa margar orðið fyrir kynferðisofbeldi í aðdraganda vændis en lítið hefur verið rannsakað hvernig afleiðingar kynferðisofbeldis og vændi tengjast. Tilgangur þessarar rannsóknar er að bæta úr því. Tekin voru 14 eigindleg viðtöl við konur sem hafa verið í vændi og unnið með gögnin út frá verklagi grundaðrar kenningar. Niðurstöður sýna að viðmælendur bjuggu við bágar aðstæður í æsku og urðu fyrir kynferðisofbeldi í aðdraganda vændis. Kynferðisofbeldið og druslustimplun sem tengdist því höfðu áhrif á mótunarár viðmælenda og afleiðingar þess voru markaleysi í kynferðislegum samskiptum og þrá eftir samþykki. Viðmælendur leituðu í vændi í von um að upplifa sig við stjórnvölinn í kynferðislegum samskiptum og í leit að viðurkenningu á eigin virði. |
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Þorvaldsdóttir, Sveina Hjördís Pétursdóttir, Gyða Margrét |
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Þorvaldsdóttir, Sveina Hjördís Pétursdóttir, Gyða Margrét |
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In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming |
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In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming |
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In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming |
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In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming |
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In search of approval: Prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming |
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in search of approval: prostitution in light of sexual violence and slut-shaming |
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Félagsfræðingafélag Íslands |
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2023 |
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The Icelandic Society; Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023): Issue of 2023; 19-31 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 14 Nr. 1 (2023): Árshefti 2023; 19-31 1670-8768 1670-875X |
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https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3906/2482 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3906 |
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