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Mythologies and panics: twentieth century constructions of child prostitution
Author(s) -
Brown Alyson
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1002/chi.808
Subject(s) - mythology , assertiveness , politics , criminology , gender studies , sociology , psychology , social psychology , political science , law , literature , art
This paper examines twentieth century social constructions of child prostitutes and child prostitution, the origins of these representations and the extent to which they have been used as metaphors for other perceived social, economic and political problems. It is important to recognise that these children have been sexually abused and that discourses that have portrayed them as either assertive and blameworthy seducers or as abducted and coerced innocents are constructed myths which detracted from recognition of the actual problems these children have faced.

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