Such approach we can for example see in the pentecostal song:
Jesus power, super power
Mamiwota power, powerless power.
Jesus power, super power,
demonic power, powerless power….
(Ugot and Offiong 2013:152)
Acceptance of power of spirits and worship of prosperity caused that poverty, unsuccess and illness have been interpreted as spirits’ interference into human life. This world view, however put majority of Nigerians to a position, where they are blamed for their suffering by connecting their struggle with spirits and lack of devotion to the christian God. Moreover, it exerts pressure for many Nigerian people to become rich in order to be accepted in the modern religious Nigerian society, which is based on capitalistic values deeply embedded in the pentecostal ideology.
Anne Abok (2016), a Nigerian cofounder of a shelter for ex sex street workers in Nigeria, said that in Nigeria people experience poverty of values. According to Abok a social position of a person in the country is derived from the amount of money which they own and poor people are denied by the society. Women who are deported to Nigeria are highly stigmatized by their society and even by their own families. They are blamed for being in
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The women who become rich in Europe, even if the source of their wealth is linked to work in prostitution, are not blamed for it and are perceived positively by society due to their economical success. But the women who come back without enough money to lift family out of the poverty increasing their social status are stigmatized by the society.. They’ll be laughing at me, the rich people; look at them, they go and now they get deported. They say mean things about us, that we do prostitution. They laugh at us (Rachel, cited in Ratia and Notermans
Martha Bussbaum argues that prostitution should be decriminalized for we everyone exchanges their body for money. Additionally, legalization of prostitution will help women who have few options. Bussbaum does not centralize her argument on morality but legality. Several professions and people have been stigmatized, stereotyped, or based off class. Opera singers, actors, and dancers have been regarded as public prostitution for illogical, emotional, and biased perceptions.
Based upon what I have read in Worship in Song, by Scott Aniol, I am greatly encouraged to continue standing steadfast in my beliefs and standards about music. Two sections of this book were quite interesting to me. I particularly enjoyed the foreword to the book by Kevin Bauder, and chapter twelve: Congregational Worship Music: God-oriented. I came to FBBC with strong convictions concerning my musical appetite, and I am thankful to see that, according to what I read, I agree wholeheartedly with the standards recorded in this book!
The sexist origins of the criminalization of prostitution tie into the issue of criminalizing victims of sex trafficking in that the blame has historically been on those providing the service instead of the individuals paying for it; in fact, “young girls are prosecuted at reportedly higher rates than even the men who exploit them” (Annitto, 2011, p.
Prostitution has continuously remained “shielded” from the perceptiveness of society because of its objectionable characteristics. However, the problem still remains and in my opinion, “it will still exist for years to come.” Ultimately, the Bylaws of Canada has not been able to decipher or impede this problem, apart from triggering elusiveness in the acceptance of anything that is lawful and unlawful in relations to prostitution. All over the world prostitution entwines with the economy of every city, with a potential of legal and non-legal revenue.
In her short story, “The Song of Songs,” Ellen Gilchrist explores the concepts of materialism and human relationships and their effects on a person’s sense of purpose. Barrett Clare, who was given up for adoption as a child, suffers from manic depression. She continually attempts to alleviate her depression in ways typically idealized in America such as owning a beautiful home and having a happy family. Intermittently in the story are glimpses of Barrett’s internal thoughts which reveal the extent of her depression as well as its presumed cause – the feelings of abandonment by her mother. Through the course of the story, Gilchrist juxtaposes materialism – a private jet, a Rolex watch, a mansion, marrying for money – with interjections of Barrett’s intensely depressed internal dialogue to show that materialism only worsens depression.
The cultural balance of faith and religion has now been destroyed. Acording to ASAMOAH-GYADU (2010). “missionary activity that introduced denominationalism among Africans lead to situations in which people, who lived together in the same community before Christian evangelisation, began to look at each other as religiously different and therefore
There are all kinds of different genres of music, whether it be Christian, Rock, Rap, or Opera. All cultures around the world have traces of music because it is a part of the human instinct. For me, Christian rap is my favorite genre of music to listen to for many different reasons. Lecrae is by far my favorite rapper because of his outlook and purpose of his songs. Christian rap is starting to become a trend nowadays to most Christians.
Throughout the discourse surrounding the genre of Christian rock, it is often relegated to critical ridicule and audience’s disdain. Perfecting a Creed impression is an old comedic punching-down pastime, and those engaged in genuine listening are excluded from the joke. According to Randall J. Stephens, author of The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ’n’ Roll, Christian rock’s public reception as “dorky” and “uncool” lies in the paradox of being sincerely insincere . The beginning of rock and roll forced a divide between Christianity and popular culture, despite the gospel origins of rock music and the Pentecostal influence present in the works of Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. Indeed, the
The mere fact that sexuality is integral to personhood does not render it market-inalienable. Instead of the ‘integral part of personhood’ proposition, this essay argues against commodifying sexuality on the basis that it causes gross impairment to prostitutes’ subjectivity. The impairment is so gross that it makes prostitutes subordinate to the clients, degrading their personhood. Such impairment is then unjustifiable. IV.
Prostitution is a widely recognized topic, anyone and anywhere can get involved into this line of work with just one thing, themselves. Do the men, women and children really have a choice whether or not they want to use their bodies to earn a living? Or are they forced by outside influences that make them have no other choice. Preliminary research covered numerous topics about prostitution; When the victims started and why they started was not uncovered by these findings. There have not been a sufficient interviews with these subjects to
Communication is an inevitable aspect of life. It is an event which happens almost every second of every day. Communication is an act of giving and receiving of information—desires, needs, perceptions, knowledge, etc.—of two or more persons through orthodox or unorthodox methods which can either be intentional or unintentional (de Valenzuela 2002). There are numerous types of communication and one is interpersonal communication. Interpersonal communication is one of the communication fields that several studies have focused on.
Growing up I was consumed by an interesting assortment of music. Musical influences were thrown at me from all directions. Whether it was the rock and roll and punk rock music my dad listened to, or the country and pop music my mom listened to, my ears were always full of different arrays of music. Having my grandma blasting gospel music and my older sister jamming Disney, music became a very influential part of my childhood.
Nowadays interactionists subdivide prostitutes into different groups and types, reveal the most characteristic patterns of their social "career". So, the most common classifications are the following two: the first is based on the factor of localization of the foci of prostitution: 1) street, station, port prostitutes, the cheapest, occupying the lowest step in the hierarchy of their professional shop; 2) hotel and restaurant prostitutes, serving hotels, clubs, casinos; 3) "call girls", intended for middle-class secured customers; 4) elite prostitutes, serving the highest social groups - statesmen, politicians, bankers, businessmen, artists. The second classification model is based on the time factor: beginner prostitutes; women who have
Over the years there have been many controversial ethical issues which are still debated in the 21st century. In today’s modern society one such controversial issue is prostitution. Prostitution can be defined as “The act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money” (Deigh, 2010, p.29). Prostitution is the oldest profession of all. However the ethics of prostitution is still unclear between many societies.
The United Nations’ Convention held in 1949, stated prostitution to be “incompatible with human dignity”. According to the Oxford Dictionary, prostitution is defined as "The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment." Often referred to as the “oldest profession” in the world, prostitution has become a burning issue in today’s world. The ongoing debate on whether to legalize, criminalize or decriminalize prostitution seems to be quite unresolvable. This paper investigates the negative impacts of legalizing prostitution such as 1) encouragement of prostitution, 2) increase in the incidence of human trafficking and 3) exposure of prostitutes to severe harm such as drug abuse, infection from sexually transmitted diseases and violence, which clearly supports the fact that prostitution should not be legalized.