Motherhood in the context of human trafficking and sexual exploitation : studies on Nigerian and Romanian women / Rafaela Pascoal.

This book discusses motherhood of Nigerian and Romanian women in Italy and Romania, who are human trafficking victims for sexual purposes. It provides a broad gender approach to emerge on the phenomenon of human trafficking with an analytic perspective of all the social, cultural, legal and economic...

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Main Author: Pascoal, Rafaela (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
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Summary:This book discusses motherhood of Nigerian and Romanian women in Italy and Romania, who are human trafficking victims for sexual purposes. It provides a broad gender approach to emerge on the phenomenon of human trafficking with an analytic perspective of all the social, cultural, legal and economic components that play an important role during all phases of motherhood. The book compares the motherhood of these two nationalities within a context of an illegal/legal status in the European territory. It reflects on the used terms of vulnerability, sexual exploitation, victim, resistance and resilience. This book enlightens scholars and students with a broad perspective on this complex phenomenon, understanding the intersectionality of the victims features and its relation with the several push and pull factors that lead a human trafficking victim into vulnerability, resistance and resilience.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783030508494
3030508498
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 11, 2020).