"Things that Involve Sex are Just Different": US Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy on the Books, in Their Minds, and in Action

被引：5

作者：

Peters, Alicia W. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

来源：

ANTHROPOLOGICAL QUARTERLY | 2013年 / 86卷 / 01期

关键词：

Human trafficking; gender and sexuality; law and policy; law enforcement; victimization; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; POLITICS; PROSTITUTION; VIOLENCE;

D O I：

10.1353/anq.2013.0007

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, passed by the US Congress in 2000, criminalizes the forced or deceptive movement of people into exploitative conditions of labor and provides services to victims. The law makes a symbolic distinction (although it holds no legal meaning) between "sex" and "non-sex" trafficking, (i.e., movement into forced prostitution and movement into other forced labor sectors), thereby marking "sex trafficking" as a special category. This article explores how the law is translated into action through symbolically-mediated processes that incorporate assumptions and narratives about sex, gender, and victimization, as well as how the symbolic privileging of "sex trafficking" results in uneven treatment of victims.

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页数：35