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The sexual exploitation of youth is a complex and multidimensional social problem. Understanding the antecedents and factors that entrap youth into the world of sexual exploitation is imperative for effective interventions. This article presents a visual entitled the Waters of Sexual Exploitation that is used as a training tool for social service personnel to understand the world of sexually exploited youth. The visual was developed through an extensive review of the literature as well as interviews with individuals involved in the sex trade, with specific focus on the overrepresentation of Aboriginal youth who are sexually exploited. The Waters of Sexual Exploitation visual helps to capture the complex relationships that develop between sexually exploited youth, the people that exploit the youth, and the helpers working with youth exiting this world. The visual is enhanced by the inclusion of the lived experience of a survivor of this world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper examines the household economies of male industrial workers of India after their sudden retrenchment. They had been victims of a defective industrial policy, and they did not get compensation as per the recruitment policy of the Government of India. As they were ill-prepared for retrenchment, they have struggled over extended periods. In a desperate attempt at household survival, their wives chose the sex trade. These women used a brothel in Kolkata to ply the sex trade as floating sex workers. They operated in a clandestine manner as the brothel was restricted to daytime use. They used their earnings to manage their households while their husbands were still unemployed. Thus, in an era of women's empowerment, women appeared to have no employment alternatives during crisis periods. As a result, the relationship between women and household management during a household's economic crisis has emerged as a new theme in the discourse on future socio-economic relations and the status of women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A ten year plan to end homelessness was established in Calgary, a major city in Canada. When representatives of service agencies were asked if they had special programs for Aboriginal people, they questioned why this would be necessary. To answer this, data collected from members of the city's homeless population by the Calgary Homeless Foundation were examined to compare those who self-reported as being Aboriginal to those who did not. In this sample of the homeless population, Aboriginal participants were found to be younger, less educated, more likely to be unemployed, to have experienced foster care, and to have been the victim of an attack. They tended to use health services more. These results are discussed in light of the social and political challenges facing Aboriginal people. They point to the need for attention to the special needs of Aboriginal people in plans to end homelessness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Purpose: There is growing interest in network-based interventions to reduce HIV sexual risk behavior among both homeless youth and men who have sex with men. The goal of this study was to better understand the social network and individual correlates of sexual risk behavior among homeless young men who have sex with men (YMSM) to inform these HIV prevention efforts. Methods: A multistage sampling design was used to recruit a probability sample of 121 homeless YMSM (ages: 16–24 years) from shelters, drop-in centers, and street venues in Los Angeles County. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. Because of the different distributions of the three outcome variables, three distinct regression models were needed: ordinal logistic regression for unprotected sex, zero-truncated Poisson regression for number of sex partners, and logistic regression for any sex trade. Results: Homeless YMSM were less likely to engage in unprotected sex and had fewer sex partners if their networks included platonic ties to peers who regularly attended school, and had fewer sex partners if most of their network members were not heavy drinkers. Most other aspects of network composition were unrelated to sexual risk behavior. Individual predictors of sexual risk behavior included older age, Hispanic ethnicity, lower education, depressive symptoms, less positive condom attitudes, and sleeping outdoors because of nowhere else to stay. Conclusions: HIV prevention programs for homeless YMSM may warrant a multipronged approach that helps these youth strengthen their ties to prosocial peers, develop more positive condom attitudes, and access needed mental health and housing services. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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This article deals with a subject that has historically received little attention in tourism studies in Kenya--the relationship between tourism and the development of the male sex trade in Malindi. The article discusses the male sex trade from three distinctive perspectives: male-male sexual services, male-female sexual services, and pimping services. It explores some of the reasons inducing local men into the sex trade. It also discusses the linkage between the sex trade and tourism in Malindi and briefly considers the implications of the trade to the development of tourism in the country. The study concludes that the sex business in Malindi is a reservoir of hidden unemployment, as well as an overt innovative and enterprising force that is integrated in the local economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Transitions can be an important learning opportunity. Learning is particularly relevant to marginalized populations' transition experiences, such as women exiting the sex trade. In this qualitative study, we investigated the learning of 10 women who transitioned out of the sex trade in Texas between 3 and 20 years ago with a support organization's help. We found that learning in transitions was deeply connected to the women's identities, spheres of experience, and their surrounding social interactions and supports. One indicator of a successful transition was how effectively an individual moved from one sphere of experience, when it no longer served them, to another. Second, participants' prior identities receded over time as it was no longer rewarded in their new sphere of experience. Third, the adoption of a new identity required considerable learning to fit into mainstream society. Finally, support organizations play a critical role in women's transition out of the sex trade. This study contributes to our understanding of learning transitions and the experiences of marginalized groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nansiri Iamsuk discusses the complex challenge posed to human rights and peace by the multi-billion dollar human trafficking industry. Focusing on Southeast Asia, Iamsuk shows how victims are deceived and exploited by international criminals, and then ignored or mistreated by governments and/or NGOs that are supposed to help them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]