Majic, S. (2014). Beyond "Victim-Criminals": Sex Workers, Nonprofit Organizations, and Gender Ideologies. Gender & Society, 28(3), 463-485.
In this article, the role of the nonprofit to challenge gender ideologies is explored. The article concludes that the ability of the nonprofit to engender change is limited to the institutions that the nonprofit is closest to. This is something to keep in mind when I am considering future sources of funding and which organizations to align with my organization. This program also gave service recipients the opportunity to receive training and employment at the nonprofit. The article brings up some of the challenges and benefits of creating a peer-run environment—something I am interested in exploring …show more content…
However, many of the issues faced by prostitutes are faced by women of low socioeconomic status including a history of addiction, trauma, rape, domestic violence, and homelessness. This article brings up the idea that many women were surviving in environments with drugs, crime, social exclusion, and poor health, which make the cognitive processes necessary for transformation much more difficult to engage in. In addition to direct consequences, the social stigma faced by these women often has deleterious effects on their self-concept which is addressed in this article. In my current practicum placement working with women in an inpatient drug rehabilitation, the ties between these issues seem to form a web that is difficult to exit. When conceptualizing my future program, it is important that I consider how the program will address matters of identity. This particular rehabilitation setting uses the stigma management technique encouraging clients to regard prostitution as part of their previous drug addiction in order to distance themselves from the prostitute identity. This could be a valuable component of the mission …show more content…
According to the article, domestic violence advocates and and researchers are increasingly encouraging program providers to create opportunities for clients’ economic empowerment. This particular program uses therapeutic horticulture (farming) to supply food, provide greater social connectivity, increase knowledge and access to nutritious food, and create a “restorative environment” (Renzetti & Follingstad, 2015). The most interesting additional benefit of a program like this is that it provides an opportunity for consumers to gain work experience and receive a stipend for their work. This article addresses the Conservation of Resources Theory, which states that traumatic life events may cause resource loss and that through work such as farming, or in my case art-making, opportunities are provided for resource
In this article, the role of the nonprofit to challenge gender ideologies is explored. The article concludes that the ability of the nonprofit to engender change is limited to the institutions that the nonprofit is closest to. This is something to keep in mind when I am considering future sources of funding and which organizations to align with my organization. This program also gave service recipients the opportunity to receive training and employment at the nonprofit. The article brings up some of the challenges and benefits of creating a peer-run environment—something I am interested in exploring …show more content…
However, many of the issues faced by prostitutes are faced by women of low socioeconomic status including a history of addiction, trauma, rape, domestic violence, and homelessness. This article brings up the idea that many women were surviving in environments with drugs, crime, social exclusion, and poor health, which make the cognitive processes necessary for transformation much more difficult to engage in. In addition to direct consequences, the social stigma faced by these women often has deleterious effects on their self-concept which is addressed in this article. In my current practicum placement working with women in an inpatient drug rehabilitation, the ties between these issues seem to form a web that is difficult to exit. When conceptualizing my future program, it is important that I consider how the program will address matters of identity. This particular rehabilitation setting uses the stigma management technique encouraging clients to regard prostitution as part of their previous drug addiction in order to distance themselves from the prostitute identity. This could be a valuable component of the mission …show more content…
According to the article, domestic violence advocates and and researchers are increasingly encouraging program providers to create opportunities for clients’ economic empowerment. This particular program uses therapeutic horticulture (farming) to supply food, provide greater social connectivity, increase knowledge and access to nutritious food, and create a “restorative environment” (Renzetti & Follingstad, 2015). The most interesting additional benefit of a program like this is that it provides an opportunity for consumers to gain work experience and receive a stipend for their work. This article addresses the Conservation of Resources Theory, which states that traumatic life events may cause resource loss and that through work such as farming, or in my case art-making, opportunities are provided for resource