The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects

The objective of this article is to analyze, from a gender perspective, the construction process of the social stigma of the prostitute in the city of Cuenca-Ecuador, its differentiated effects on the lives of women and the resistance mechanisms used by them to lessen or counteract it. The study, th...

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Autor principal: Falconí Abad, María
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Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2022
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spelling I11-R113article-53112022-03-10T21:30:55Z The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects El estigma de la prostituta: un análisis de género al proceso de constitución de sujetos sociales femeninos estigmatizados Falconí Abad, María Estigma Prostitución Género Identidades estigmatizadas Cuenca Ecuador Stigma Prostitution Gender Stigmatized identities Cuenca Ecuador The objective of this article is to analyze, from a gender perspective, the construction process of the social stigma of the prostitute in the city of Cuenca-Ecuador, its differentiated effects on the lives of women and the resistance mechanisms used by them to lessen or counteract it. The study, the first to address the issue of prostitution in the city from a gender perspective, was carried out over two years and used an ethnographic method and a qualitative approach. The preferred technique for gathering information was in-depth interviews with the women who practiced prostitution in Cuenca. The results show that the stigma of the prostitute is created through the construction of imaginaries, the production of discourses, the delimitation and the gendering of spaces as well as the control over women's bodies and the exercise of their sexuality, whereby stigma becomes a social regulator. El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar desde una perspectiva de género, el proceso de construcción del estigma social de la prostituta en la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador, sus efectos diferenciados en la vida de las mujeres y los mecanismos de resistencia utilizados por ellas para aminorarlo o contrarrestarlo. El estudio, el primero que aborda el tema de la prostitución en la ciudad desde una perspectiva de género, se desarrolló durante dos años y utilizó un método etnográfico y un enfoque cualitativo, siendo la entrevista a profundidad a las mujeres que ejercían la prostitución en Cuenca, la técnica privilegiada de recopilación de información. Sus resultados evidencian que el estigma de la prostituta se crea a través de la construcción de imaginarios, la producción de discursos, la delimitación y generización de los espacios así como el control sobre los cuerpos de las mujeres y el ejercicio de su sexualidad, por lo cual, el estigma se convierte en un ordenador social. Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2022-03-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Género y Derechos Humanos application/pdf application/zip https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/millca-digital/article/view/5311 10.48162/rev.33.032 Millcayac - Revista Digital de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 9 No. 16 (2022): Millcayac Revista Digital de Ciencias Sociales (marzo-agosto); 173-197 Millcayac - Revista Digital de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 9 Núm. 16 (2022): Millcayac Revista Digital de Ciencias Sociales (marzo-agosto); 173-197 2362-616X spa https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/millca-digital/article/view/5311/4425 https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/millca-digital/article/view/5311/4426 Derechos de autor 2022 María Falconí Abad http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Estigma
Prostitución
Género
Identidades estigmatizadas
Cuenca
Ecuador
Stigma
Prostitution
Gender
Stigmatized identities
Cuenca
Ecuador
spellingShingle Estigma
Prostitución
Género
Identidades estigmatizadas
Cuenca
Ecuador
Stigma
Prostitution
Gender
Stigmatized identities
Cuenca
Ecuador
Falconí Abad, María
The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects
topic_facet Estigma
Prostitución
Género
Identidades estigmatizadas
Cuenca
Ecuador
Stigma
Prostitution
Gender
Stigmatized identities
Cuenca
Ecuador
author Falconí Abad, María
author_facet Falconí Abad, María
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title The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects
title_short The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects
title_full The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects
title_fullStr The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects
title_full_unstemmed The stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects
title_sort stigma of the prostitute: a gender analysis of the process of constituting stigmatized female social subjects
description The objective of this article is to analyze, from a gender perspective, the construction process of the social stigma of the prostitute in the city of Cuenca-Ecuador, its differentiated effects on the lives of women and the resistance mechanisms used by them to lessen or counteract it. The study, the first to address the issue of prostitution in the city from a gender perspective, was carried out over two years and used an ethnographic method and a qualitative approach. The preferred technique for gathering information was in-depth interviews with the women who practiced prostitution in Cuenca. The results show that the stigma of the prostitute is created through the construction of imaginaries, the production of discourses, the delimitation and the gendering of spaces as well as the control over women's bodies and the exercise of their sexuality, whereby stigma becomes a social regulator.
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