Prostitution in the shadow of life-long sexual abuse: Arab women's retrospective experiences

J Elder Abuse Negl. 2024 Apr 2:1-31. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2024.2331503. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study uses the life-course and intersectionality perspectives to explore the meaning that aging Arab women attribute to their lived experiences of life-long sexual abuse in the shadow of engaging in prostitution. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the narratives of 10 older Arab women in Israel who were engaged in prostitution. Four themes emerged: experiencing childhood in the shadow of sexual abuse, becoming a prostitute, being entrapped in prostitution, and settling accounts with the native culture. Women aging in prostitution experience a harsh reality of abuse and loss. The present study points to multiple channels of abuse throughout the life course, from childhood until old age.PMID:38566491 | DOI:10.1080/08946566.2024.2331503
Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research