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Legalising Prostitution in Thailand: A Policy-Oriented Examination of the (De-)Construction of Commercial Sex: SpringerBriefs in Sociology

Autor Jason Hung
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 dec 2023
This book problematises the socioeconomic and institutional construction of prostitution in Thai contexts, identifying the root causes that propel underprivileged, discriminated and deprived women and girls to enter the sex industry. The author considers Thailand’s tolerance of prostitution and sex trafficking, despite criminalising prostitution since 1960. In doing so, they explain how criminalising prostitution does not lower the odds of women and girls engaging in commercial sex, but rather, legally marginalises them from receiving the necessary social and healthcare support. The book highlights that neither can Thailand pragmatically practice a zero-tolerance stance against prostitution - primarily due to severe police corruption and its heavy reliance on the sex tourism economy to support the national economic growth - nor is Thailand willing to fully crack down on the domestic sex industry. Engaging in an evaluation of how legalising and decriminalising prostitution, along with continuing to implement policies and interventions that alleviate the root causes of prostitution, can help Thailand build a more inclusive society and less-prostitution-reliant economy in the long term, the book provides a nuanced understanding of the relationships between society, inequality, governance, criminality, and policy in Southeast Asian contexts. It is relevant to students and researchers in sociology, socio-criminology, public policy, government and Southeast Asian studies.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789819984473
ISBN-10: 9819984475
Pagini: 85
Ilustrații: VII, 85 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2024
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Sociology

Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

Cuprins

An Overview of Legalising Prostitution in Thailand.- Socioeconomic Construction of Prostitution in Thailand.- Institutional Construction of Prostitution in Thailand.- Revisiting Thailand’s Contemporary Policies on Tolerating “Illegal” Sex Work.- Comprehensive Social, Healthcare and Human Interventions in Curbing Prostitution.- Conclusions: How to Curtail the Legalised Prostitution Rates and Protect Sex Workers’ Rights.

Notă biografică

Jason Hung is a final year PhD in Sociology candidate at the University of Cambridge. He is a Humane Studies Fellow at the Institute for Humane Studies. He was a former Fellow at Harvard University Asia Centre. His recent sole-authored books include Indonesian and Philippine Media on China and Covid-19 (Routledge) and The Socially Constructed and Reproduced Youth Delinquency in Southeast Asia: Advancing Positive Youth Involvement in Sustainable Futures (Emerald Publishing).


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This book problematises the socioeconomic and institutional construction of prostitution in Thai contexts, identifying the root causes that propel underprivileged, discriminated and deprived women and girls to enter the sex industry. The author considers Thailand’s tolerance of prostitution and sex trafficking, despite criminalising prostitution since 1960. In doing so, they explain how criminalising prostitution does not lower the odds of women and girls engaging in commercial sex, but rather, legally marginalises them from receiving the necessary social and healthcare support. The book highlights that neither can Thailand pragmatically practice a zero-tolerance stance against prostitution - primarily due to severe police corruption and its heavy reliance on the sex tourism economy to support the national economic growth - nor is Thailand willing to fully crack down on the domestic sex industry. Engaging in an evaluation of how legalising and decriminalising prostitution, along with continuing to implement policies and interventions that alleviate the root causes of prostitution, can help Thailand build a more inclusive society and less-prostitution-reliant economy in the long term, the book provides a nuanced understanding of the relationships between society, inequality, governance, criminality, and policy in Southeast Asian contexts. It is relevant to students and researchers in sociology, socio-criminology, public policy, government and Southeast Asian studies.

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Problematises the socioeconomic and institutional construction of prostitution in Thai contexts Explores the relationships between society, inequality, governance, criminality, and policy in Southeast Asian contexts Identifies root causes that propel underprivileged, discriminated women and girls to enter the sex industry