Comparison of Sexual Abuse Between Sex Workers and Sex Within Marriage

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“Pornography is the theory, and Rape the practice.” - Robin Morgan Despite the increased recognition that the topic of sexual abuse has generated in the past two decades, the literature in this area remains exiguous. This research paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the sexual abuse within marriage and with sex workers. Firstly, the descriptive definition of development and a lengthy description of freedom to all after development. Secondly, research on sex life of sex workers and married women is reviewed, including prevalence, descriptive. This research highlights the seriousness of sexual abuses, in the terms of prevalence and post trauma distress. Finally, conclusive view on sexual abuses faced by women. What is development? Development is the act or process of growth of humans throughout the lifespan, improving quality of life and expanding real freedom that people enjoy. Development is a process of extending the true opportunities and real freedom that people revel in. Concentrating on human opportunities and freedom appears differently with relation to narrower perspectives of improvement and development. For example, identifying development with the advancement of gross national product, or with industrialization, or with the rise in personal incomes, or with the ascent in particular livelihoods, or with technological advancement or social modernization. Development as freedom Development increases human freedom. Development occurs when a series of 'unfreedoms' is removed. These include poverty, tyranny, lack of public infrastructure, slavery, lack of educational and health opportunities, no social rights, gend... ... middle of paper ... ..., they are suffering from forced consciousness and if they try to convince that they are not suffering from forced consciousness, then, to conclude, they are not a representative.” - Pye Jacobsson, a Swedish sex-worker Bibliography • SEN, A. (2000). Development as freedom. New York, Anchor Books. • Sen, A. (1999). Development as freedom. Oxford: Oxford University Press • Rajib, Shagun, Shireen. “Women’s Empowerment and Forced Sex within Marriage in Rural India”. Economic & Political Weekly, 14 January 2012. • Sujata. “Women’s Work, Stigma, Shelter Homes and the State”. Economic & Political Weekly, 26 January 2013. • Swati. “Empowerment of Sex Workers The Kolkata Experience”. Economic and Political Weekly, 1 April 2006. • "A Swedish sex worker on the criminalisation of clients." n.d. • Marital Rape.

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