Prostitution of Young Girls and Adolescents: an Approach to their Social Representation Among Traders of La Merced

Due the last years exponential growing commercial sexual exploitation, this phenomena is currently a global social worrying issue. For this research the theory of social representation is used, in order to approach to the social construction process that it is associated to girls and teenagers prost...

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Autor: Gómez San Luis, Anel Hortensia
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Península
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/45685
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/peninsula/article/view/45685
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:prostitution of girls and teenagers
social representations
social practices
prevention
sexual commercial exploitation of girls and teenagers.
prostitución de niñas y adolescentes
representaciones sociales
prácticas sociales
prevención
explotación sexual comercial de niñas y adolescentes.
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Resumo:Due the last years exponential growing commercial sexual exploitation, this phenomena is currently a global social worrying issue. For this research the theory of social representation is used, in order to approach to the social construction process that it is associated to girls and teenagers prostitution among merchandiser of the community of La Merced in Mexico City. Given the well know connection between social representation and practices this theory is used with the intention to orientated the prevention of sexual exploitation. The results show that social representations on gender, sexuality, childhood and teenagers, prostitution, work and trade as the main topics that sustain the exploitation of little girls and teenagers inhibit structural changes.