Prostitution in Vancouver

Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2394535
AutoresMelissa Farley (0000-0001-5442-6590, Prostitution Research and Education, San Francisco, autor correspondente), Jacqueline Lynne (Vancouver, British Colombia), Ann J Cotton (0000-0001-7141-4890, University of Washington, Seattle)
Ano2005
Volume42
Fascículo2
Páginas242-271
Data de publicação2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461505052667
PMID16114585
OpenAlexW2101651222
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas53
Referências citadas56

We interviewed 100 women prostituting in Vancouver, Canada. We found an extremely high prevalence of lifetime violence and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fifty-two percent of our interviewees were women from Canada's First Nations, a significant overrepresentation in prostitution compared with their representation in Vancouver generally(1.7-7%). Eighty-two percent reported a history of childhood sexual abuse, by an average of four perpetrators. Seventy-two percent reported childhood physical abuse, 90% had been physically assaulted in prostitution, 78% had been raped in prostitution. Seventy-two percent met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD. Ninety-five percent said that they wanted to leave prostitution. Eighty-six percent reported current or past homelessness with housing as one of their most urgent needs. Eighty-two percent expressed a need for treatment for drug or alcohol addictions. Findings are discussed in terms of the legacy of colonialism, the intrinsically traumatizing nature of prostitution and prostitution's violations of basic human rights

Archaeology · Colonization · Criminology · Geography · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Sex work and related issues