We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services.
Do you want to read the rest of this article? We use cookies to make interactions with our website easy and meaningful, to better understand the use of our services, and to tailor advertising. For further information, including about cookie settings, please read our Cookie Policy. By continuing to use this site, you consent to the use of cookies. We value your privacy. Download citation. Request full-text. A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors , clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text.
Learn more. DOI: Atsushi Sano. This article examines resilience and coping behaviours of adolescent girls from rural Indramayu West Java who entered but also resisted entering the sex trade. It explores how they perceive and experience oppression, and pinpoints aspects of their agency in the face of dire circumstances.
It argues that the tendency to categorise minors in the sex trade as a homogeneous social group of victims whose agency is entirely effaced obscures better understanding of their real-life circumstances. Citations References For instance, after her daughter had been raped, a black South African mother walked her to and from school every day in an attempt to keep her safe from further harm because the rapists continually threatened her at home and at school Phasha, A young girl living in rural Indramayu received practical support from her teachers, the researcher, and social workers Sano, The social workers and researcher pleaded on her behalf with her parents not to force her into the sex trade, and social workers offered to pay for her schooling.
Financial support assisted women and girls by relieving the burden of poverty and this, in turn, supported their capacity to provide for their families. Work opportunities gave rise to the acquisition of skills that potentiated sustained earning opportunities.
