SFU Structural Violence and Inequity towards Sex Work Research Paper

For this assignment, you will apply the notion of inequity and structural violence to ONE of the following social issues:

Sex work

HIV

• Migration
• Course materials and readings for sex work are: 
• Henry 2009, for Henry (2009, Only read the sections on pages 1-3, pages 5-6, and pages 8-11. In other words, you do not need to know the ‘Historical and Theoretical Roots’ and ‘Types of Social Constructionism’. This reading is really to introduce the idea of the social construction of crime.

Hayes Smith and Shekarkhar, This reading unpacks the assumptions about the current laws prohibiting the act of selling sex. Authors discuss the pros and cons of ways we think about and frame sex work in society, and how the laws can benefit and harm both workers and society at large.

Jenness 1990, This article reports on perspectives from the organization COYOTE, an acronym for “Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics.” Founded by Margo St. James, a former sex worker convicted of prostitution, COYOTE is one of the major social organizations to challenge the prohibitionist stance on prostitution in favour of decriminalization. The organization and other similar-minded advocates maintain that voluntary prostitution is a legitimate and chosen work and should be reflected in legal policy and practice as such.

and an news article: https://medium.com/@rm8730a/sex-work-stigma-examin…

Course materials and readings for HIV are: 

Adam et al 2013,

Krusi et al, 

OCampochapter10(2)-1

and a documentary video: 

Course materials and readings for Migration requires too much reading, let me know if you are interested and I will upload.

Structural Violence related is in photos, and two videos:

In your essay, please address the following questions:

Explain: what is meant by this social issue being “criminalized”? (the act itself may not be a criminal offence)

Do people impacted by this issue experience structural violence? How so? In this, please explain how their experiences might be tied to social structure.

How is the criminalization/decriminalization of the issue linked to structural violence?

Reflect: What do you think of the concepts of inequity and structural violence, and using this lens to examine a social issue. Is it different from perspectives you’ve taken in other classes? How so?

For this paper, be sure to back up any points with academic references, cited APA.