The article has focused on the issue of women working in the stripping industry and how “lap dancing” has become a contested career for many women in United Kingdom. The article has stated that this specific industry of stripping and lap dancing has grown rapidly in the last 15 years. There are diverse reasons why women opt for such a career option; one of them being that they require urgent cash which they are not able to attain in any other field. Many women have observed that they are able to make more money here than in any other field, with some earning double on weekends of what they earn on weekdays. Theory The article has made use of an explicit theoretical framework. The explicit theoretical framework that is used as the base here …show more content…
Even though the profession is seen as an extremely precarious and highly exploitative, women have chosen it because they feel that they would be able to get better and quick money from this career choice, rather than any other field. Many pole dancers feel that in other career options, making quick money is a tough step compared to this field. Arguments The central argument that the author has focused on is to justify this particular career option of lap dancing and to justify that women can work in stripping industry. Many researchers have observed that working in erotic dance workplace shave earned them more money and this has been cited as the main reason as to why many women do not leave the industry, once they enter it (Sanders, & Hardy, 2012). However, a study has also reported that after the economic crisis of 2008 in UK, the profit in the stripping industry has been declining severely. It should be noted that each argument has been clearly defined in the article and reader is easily able to understand them. …show more content…
The stripping industry has observed rapid growth owing to which it has become compulsory to understand the major reason as to why women opt for such occupation (Berson, 2015). Before reading the work, I was not aware of what the major reasons were for women entering this field; however, after reading the article, it has become clear that most of the women feel that they are forced into this industry due to their need for money. Many of them are completely helpless in this
The article “Strip Club” by Kim Price-Glynn explores her 14 month foray into the culture of a strip club that she coyly nicknames the lion’s den. She chronicles her experiences both by participant observation, as she worked as a cocktail waitress, and by a series of interviews of both club patrons and employees. Price-Glynn appears to use the Feminist perspective as she focuses heavily on the environment of the club and the supposed sexism and discrimination faced daily by the female employees. Price-Glynn’s integration into the culture of the strip club was instrumental in allowing her to access the interviews and gain the trust of the patrons. She accomplished this by being recommended by a current employee, allowing her to pass as “Angela’s friend,” which helped to make the employees and patrons less wary of her presence.
The deal at the clubs is to pay dancers for dances, so the competitions are mainly economic related, because some like to show off the amount of money they can spend. As described above, the more a customer is able to spend over others, or if they are able to afford strip clubs that is more high-end, the more masculine they are and the more power they have. So money is often associated with power and
Something I thought about while reading this section of Ghettoside was prostitution, and specifically the experience of Midkiff, growing up. Of course, Skaggs is interrogating her about a recent murder. But as time progresses we see that Skaggs gets a more in-depth understanding of her character, and her background, which proves revealing. ==
In ancient Egyptian civilisation, religion was heavily embedded in ritualistic performances. There have been numerous amounts of archaeological discoveries that suggest, the ordinary life of an ancient Egyptian was in parallel of a belief, that there was a life after death they should thrive for. Isis and Osiris originated as a myth and although there is no exact timeline where we can pin point its beginning, there have been some fragments of the tale written in the Pyramid of Teti and walls of burial tombs which date back sometime around the Old Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasties III- VI) circa 2778-2300 B.C. It revisits once again around the Middle Kingdom (Dynasties XI-XIII) circa 2065-1785 B.C., in the Ramesseum Dramatic Papyrus (Egyptian Passion
Many people living the United States of America frown upon the occupation of being an exotic dancer and find it difficult understanding a dancers perspective of being in this occupational subculture. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated “400,000…strippers [are] employed by US strip clubs”, and a reported, “$125,000… Average yearly earnings for a stripper” (“Strip Club Statistics”). Everyone has their own personal opinion and values on what it is to be an honest hard working citizen in society.
In the decades following this case, many changes to legislation have been made with the welfare of sex workers being seen as more important and more emphasis is put on ensuring they are safe (Wattis, 2015). LESSONS
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
Historically, the process of drag was not always considered a deviant activity. Within the realms of entertainment gender fluidity has been embraced because a woman 's presence in the theatre had been the exception rather than the rule. The theatre was grounded in religion, and having women on stage was not considered correct or modest. This belief, initiated by The Greeks and bolstered by the Christian insistence on female chastity, believed that allowing women to perform publicly would be too dangerous since their realm was the home. Therefore, having men portray women within the theatre neutralized this danger.
The general stereotype of a ballerina falls far from the typical male persona, and thus society disapproves of males partaking in a female activity. This female dominated profession limits a person’s
Prostitution Prostitution can be defined as the provision of sexual services for money. The word “prostitute” became common in the of 18th century. During the ancient times this kind of services had been supplied for economic rewards mainly by courtesans, concubines or slaves. Courtesans and concubines often held high positions in traditional societies. The main feature of modern prostitution is that women and men tend not to know each other.
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.
Women and children trafficked into sex industries are often forced into activities such as prostitution and pornography. The basis of the sex trafficking trade is female victims and male perpetrators and the gender roles of victims and perpetrators value gender-focused strategies to combat sex trafficking (Busch-Armendariz, 2009). Sex trafficking. Sex trafficking receives a great deal of attention, trafficking for labour purposes is actually in greater demand (Gozdziak, 2008). Labour trafficking applies to men, women, boys and girls.
THB issues also arise due to “high demand for sex services and the existence of a semi-legal market for poorly paid and easily manipulated manual labor in developed countries (including in the EU)” (Bąkowski, 2014). For this reason, the EU’s
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.