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j unior sociologist ’ net barcelona | september 6. p articipant observation in hostess bars. g aining access to a difficult terrain. h ugo dias antónio rodrigues university of coimbra. j unior sociologist ’ net barcelona | september 6.
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juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 participantobservationinhostessbars gainingaccess to a difficultterrain hugo dias antónio rodrigues universityofcoimbra
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation in portugaltrafficking of human beingswomen and sexual exploitationportuguese context fieldwork
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 trafficking of human beingscontroversyillegal migrationtrafficking vs. smugglingconsentcoercion; misleading; trickery; unawareness
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 women and sexual exploitationstudy highlightsdesperation of poverty in countries of origin“Amanda, 33 anos, tem 7 irmãos, e quer proteger a sua filha de 12 anos que está em Goiânia, uma vez que o marido já não é vivo. Volta e meia manda dinheiro para casa porque a sua filha é o seu tesouro”, Guarda, apr 2007 the logic of secrecy and criminality “apart from our disguised identity some of the illegal women tried to do some questions to see if we were security agents from the national foreign services.”, apr 2007fear of State and security forces”infelizmente levaram duas meninas. É um problema para elas e para o gerente… por cada uma a casa apanha uma multa de 2500… estavam clandestinas (sussurra)” Paula, Aveiro, apr 2007 prostitution routine and its fears”havia clientes que se dispunham a ter sexo com ela sem sequer dizerem o seu nome – ela dava alguma importância a isto”, Diane, Guarda, apr2007
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 Fieldworkspaces & placesheterotopie(Foucault, 1984)place’s fétichismpure/impure, exotic/regular
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 Fieldworkrelationshipundercover ethnographyidiosyncrasy in practice to uncover a string of cluesliminarityperformancelanguage
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 women and sexual exploitationportuguese contextsociological camouflagenot included in the typical image of violence mentionedmany women that used to be prostitutes find it difficult to see themselvesas victimsoften subject to redefinitions and changes to the rules of the game by those who find themselves in a position to take advantage of the vulnerabilities and invisibilities
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 women and sexual exploitationsomeconclusions Looking at their impact on Portuguese society, it could be said that the information collected in this study seems to indicate that the phenomenon of trafficking does not, at first glance, appear to reach socially worrying levels. In this respect, given the underground nature of the phenomenon, and the manner in which it depends dramatically on the information and the resources which are directed at it, it seems wise to conclude that there is no other way of combating it except by tackling the murky underworld in which it hides.
juniorsociologist’ netbarcelona | september 6 women and sexual exploitationsomerecommendationsanthropologyas adisciplinaryfieldforce fieldScheper-Hugues, 2004