Social Imagination: Difference Between Prostitution In Canada And Australia

Social Imagination is derived from C. Wright Mills and I interpret his definition of social imagination as being able to link some ones everyday life experiences with abstract events throughout history and society. You are comparing why you do the things you do and questioning why they may be done differently if at all with in other cultures and how they have come to be.

Although this is my first sociology course, I felt that the first chapter gave me a decent insight as to what sociology and social imagination are. According to the textbook, social imagination is “the ability to seed the connections between our personal experience and the larger forces of history.” I interpreted this definition simply as how we perceive what is going on around us. Social imagination could be taking a step back and reminiscing on past experiences, or even considering where we see ourselves in ten years. Each person that we pass by on a daily basis may be going through situations that we have no idea by just looking at them. I believe that social imagination can be used in the sense that you are “putting yourself in someone else’s shoes.” Do you ever take the chance to put yourself outside

Social Imagination is being aware of the relationship between the society as a whole and a persons personal experience. It could be explained as thinking outside of one's daily life or outside of the norm. A eating disorder is a major social issue.One would believe that an eating disorder would be considered a personal problem, but multiple people develop a disorder, it is not simply considered a personal issue. One of the main questions is, is why do women develop it more than men do? It is because there is a standard for women to meet. They believe that they need to have a certain body type. If there was not a standard for women, there would most likely be less women with the disorder. Even if there was a solution to the disorder, there would

There are many sociological theories that can be used to explain prostitution in modern society. Two such theories are functionalism and symbolic interaction. Many people feel that prostitution may be an immoral act however, from a functionalist perspective there are social needs that are being filled through prostitution. Both social actors are gaining through the engagement of prostitution. Another sociological perspective; symbolic interactionism; focuses on the interaction that occurs between social actors. The labeling theory of symbolic interaction states that a prostitute is deviant only because he/she is labeled as such.

Canadian prostitution, the practice of exchanging money for sexual services” (Shaver, 2011) originally started in the 1800’s, and has never been an illegal act Canada. However, the dangers of the job, and safety risks these women are exposed to have always been prevalent on Canadian streets. The most common form of prostitution when the trade was established was off street prostitution. This can be defined as, “Prostitution that is issued out of escort agencies, massage parlours, private residences, brothels, bars, clubs, trick pads and bathhouses” (“Fact Sheet,” n.d.). [Correct Citation?]This industry thrived for decades with little no to police presence as the newly created transcontinental railways transported large masses of single men to the west coast. However, in 1890, new legal constrains, which were now enforced, made operating brothers a challenge and forced street prostitution to become more common, “street prostitution is a form of prostitution in which a sex worker solicits customers from a public place, most commonly a street, while waiting at street corners or walking alongside a street, but also other public places such as parks, benches, etc. The street prostitute is often dressed in a provocative manner.” (Shaver, 2011). When the number of women working the streets increased, the safety level decreased. In order to expand one’s knowledge on the dangers of female street prostitution, one must fully comprehend the differences between the two forms of

Prostitution is a profession that has been around for thousands of years despite being a controversial topic in many parts of the world. In the modern world, the ethics of prostitution have been debated with many people viewing the profession as immoral. Prostitution is an exploitative and harmful profession for the sex workers. Since women account for a majority of those who engage in prostitution, these negative impacts affect women more. Also, prostitution is a gendered institution that strengthens and

Canada is a nation renown as a liberal-leaning, forward nation; promoting the advancement of women in all parts of the world. However, it is a nation guilty of punishing women for the circumstances in which they find themselves with laws showing an antiquated view on the issue of prostitution—one that prosecutes sex workers instead of those who take advantage of women’s situations and buy sexual services. BY examining the origins of current-day laws concerning prostitution in Canada and looking at European legislation as well as its successes and failures made it is possible to find a middle ground that will suit Canada should it ever decide to change its laws concerning prostitution.

Sometimes, the term “sex work” is used, as well as “prostitution”. But whichever term we choose to say, it does not eliminate the stigma attached to it. Cases such as the Bedford V. Canada Case (144) indulges into the conspiracy of sex work and challenges certain sections of the Criminal Code that make business in relation to prostitution illegal. Ideally, a sex worker has a career just as a teacher or lawyer. For this reason, their human rights and dignity should be protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as are other professions. However, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as the Criminal Code do not seek to protect sex workers, yet, they seek to do otherwise using certain sections of the Criminal Code

Accordingly, for an act to be regarded as a trafficking offence, three elements must be fulfilled in the following order. i) the act: recruitment, transportation, harbour, etc.; ii) the means: the use of threat, deception or force and iii) the exploitation. Article 5 of the Trafficking Protocol also requires for the conduct set out in article 3 to be criminalized in domestic legislation. Therefore, trafficking-related legislation was introduced to Australia in 2003 by adding subsections for trafficking in persons, trafficking in children, domestic trafficking and debt bondage into the Criminal Code. However regardless of the improvements made, legal issues in Australia’s trafficking laws

Fourth: set the red light to let our government more effective to control the current number of sexually transmitted diseases in society, when we do not set the public prostitution, in the dark side of society is more we do not know the behavior of private prostitution, just as Taipei City statistics The number of sex workers with sexually transmitted diseases is 0.42%. Private prostitutes are as high as 17.31%. If the red light district is set up, the government can effectively control and reduce this number, as well as protect the sex workers. A new study presented at the International AIDS Conference in Australia found that HIV / AIDS workers would fall by 33% to 46% if legalized sex was legalized. In fact, in "prostitution" countries, sex

prostitutes were previously unemployed or not prone to taxation upon starting. In conclusion, the economic benefits outweigh the economic costs comprehensively (Australian Government, 2015). A net benefit of $4,127,193,000 exists (Table 1.)

Social Imagination is when people connect person experiences to those in the society. In other words, it just means that we use our experiences to connect with other persons. What this process does is to make us question our own habits and/or customs and by doing so, it becomes more natural to us. We can connect with so many people all over the world if we use social imagination because it is a process that brings social diversification to the world. It's a simple process, we just have to be able to just do it. Many people are afraid to connect with their personal experiences maybe because they are private people and they go about practicing their own rituals and traditions. That is fine but by using social imagination you can connect and learn with so many other people that are in the same position as you-all trying to be more aware and more open minded to one another.

Prostitution is ambiguous to define. The Macquarie dictionary defines prostitution as 1. the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse 2. any base or unworthy use of talent, ability, etc. But the act of prostitution involves many other associated facets that are included under this extensive act. There’s the act itself, soliciting, advertising, pimping, house brothels, street prostitution, phone sex and even computer sex.

There are many cases as to why people get into prostitution. One of the most common reasons women decide to become a sex worker is usually to help pay for schooling, or other financial debt. Here in California minimum wage is now about ten dollars an hour which is not nearly enough money to support oneself, let alone pay for college loans. In an AlterNet article Celine Bisette talks about how people let ignorance get the best of them as they assume her being a prostitute is a product of sexual abuse. Celine states,” The reality is that I had a happy childhood that was completely devoid of abuse of any kind. I grew up in a very ordinary middle class family. My parents cooked dinner for me every night, helped me with my homework, and told me they loved me every single day.” When people make judgements about why sex workers are doing what they are doing it puts these workers in an uncomfortable position, making them regretful and embarrassed about a job that they like doing.

Given the social stigmatization of sex work, a person might wonder why another individual would participate in sex work in the first place. There are two ways a person can involve themselves in sex work; by choice or by force.