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Prostitutes and their environment in Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Majid Ahsan Rosie,
Ahmad Nasreen,
Zohra Eusuf Ammtuz,
Roy Jagonnath
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8373.00079
Subject(s) - space (punctuation) , sociology , geography , gender studies , socioeconomics , computer science , operating system
Society in Bangladesh has specific gender roles with strong values and norms in which women are controlled and protected by men. Certain deviations degrade the women socially and trap them into prostitution. This paper investigates the situation of prostitutes in Bangladesh through analysis of the environment at their place of origin that instigated them into the present situation. The paper describes the present environment of the prostitutes in Narayanganj, identifies their spatial connectivity through determining their activity space and sphere of influence and makes some brief remarks about the old age situation of these prostitutes.