In search of a better life : lived experiences of young women who trade sex for livelihoods in urban Tanzania / Ludovick Jacob Myumbo.

• "This study explores lived experiences of young rural women who trade sex for livelihoods in urban Tanzania. This was important given that there is a lack of qualitative research which allows young women who trade sex for livelihoods to recount their situations in their own voices and from their own perspectives. Methodologically, the study adopted a qualitative approach. Data was collected through participatory narrative inquiry, which afforded a space for a group of six young rural women who trade sex in Mwanza town to tell stories of their lived experiences. This approach helped them to speak about things that they would never have had a chance to speak about, to reflect upon issues that would have belonged to the realm of taboo, and to talk about subjects that they would not have been willing or able to speak about directly without the process of participatory narrative inquiry. The study found that young women from rural areas of Tanzania who trade sex for livelihoods in urban centres come from destructive backgrounds, including pervasive experiences of abuse, negligence, lack of care, violent and exploitative relationships, and also a lack of opportunities for well-being. In relocating to urban centres, young rural women hope to find decent work to earn an income. But because they lack qualifications, they end up in informal sectors which offer low wages and expose them to exploitative situations, including sex work. As sex workers, young rural women create groups among their own kind for affection, support, solidarity and identity, and therefore perceive themselves as working women with a vision of a better future." 

Ämnesord

prostituutio  (yso/fin)

naiset  (yso/fin)

naisen asema  (yso/fin)

sosiaalityö  (yso/fin)

maaltamuuttajat  (yso/fin)

kokemukset  (yso/fin)

patriarkaalisuus  (yso/fin)

seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö  (yso/fin)

seksiala  (yso/fin)

prostituoidut  (yso/fin)

tasa-arvo  (yso/fin)

elinolot  (yso/fin)

köyhyys  (yso/fin)

sosiaaliturva  (yso/fin)

prostitution  (yso/swe)

kvinnor  (yso/swe)

kvinnans ställning  (yso/swe)

socialt arbete  (yso/swe)

flyttare från landsbygden  (yso/swe)

erfarenheter  (yso/swe)

patriarkalitet  (yso/swe)

sexuellt utnyttjande  (yso/swe)

sexbranschen  (yso/swe)

prostituerade  (yso/swe)

jämställdhet  (yso/swe)

levnadsförhållanden  (yso/swe)

fattigdom  (yso/swe)

socialskydd  (yso/swe)

Tansania  (yso/fin)

Tanzania  (yso/swe)

Genre

väitöskirjat  (slm/fin)

doktorsavhandlingar  (slm/swe)