First Advisor

Kathryn Farr

Term of Graduation

Spring 2001

Date of Publication

5-11-2001

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Sociology

Department

Sociology

Language

English

Subjects

Prostitution -- Asia, Sex industry -- Asia, American Military bases -- Asia

Physical Description

1 online resource (125 pages)

Abstract

Globalization, spurred on by capitalist principles, seeks the integration of countries and their economies into a single global market. Global integration has impacted countries in many ways, often negatively. Phenomena such as the illicit trade in weapons, drugs, and people for their sexual and/or physical labor, have also been facilitated by globalization. Specifically examined in this study were a) patterns of sex trafficking of women and girls in four countries: India, Nepal, the Philippines, and Thailand, and b) the various ways globalization has both impacted women's status within these countries and facilitated the sex trade.

One manifestation of globalization has been increasing inequality between the first and thirld world, the rich and the poor, and between the skilled and unskilled populations. Although women have typically been the poorest and the least skilled, globalization has in many ways furthered the marginalization of women and girls. This deprivation has in turn played a significant role in fostering the trafficking of women and girls into prostitution. Findings indicated that sex work is often one of the only jobs available that provides a living wage.

Globalization has also resulted in more porous and open borders, again facilitating the sex trafficking of women and girls. Alongside global integration has been the development of new technologies e.g., internet and cell phones, which have made communication and networking quicker, more efficient and easier, all of which allow organized crime, such as sex trafficking, to thrive. Finally, patriarchal ideologies and activities, including the involvement of the U.S. military in Thailand and the Philippines, have contributed to the growth of the prostitution industry.

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