WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Omen, Maureen Dowd, Brothel
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Brock talks about prostitution as an occupation and how it has been regulated and constructed as a social problem. Miller talks about the global market for sex trafficking and sex tourism, The last reading has info on the international and canadian laws on prostitution. Today we will have an overview of how criminologists and social scientists have talked about prostitution. The mid-term exam will be given in class next week. You"ll have two hours to write it (i. e. until about 8:20 pm). There will be 4 short essay questions; short" means your answers will be limited to three pages of an exam booklet. A study guide will be posted on the course website by wednesday (oct. 19) afternoon. Questions you should be able to answer after today"s lecture. Most research & theory has focused on women who sell sex to men. Comparatively little research has been done on males who buy sex or on males who sell sex.
