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Description:Abstract: We examined social and physical violence experienced byAmerican Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women in prostitution and theirimpacts on the mental and physical health of 105 women (81%Anishinaabe, mean age = 35 years) recruited through service agencies inthree Minnesota cities. In childhood, abuse, foster care, arrests, andprostitution were typical. Homelessness, rape, assault, racism, andpimping were common. The women’s most prevalent physical symptomsincluded muscle pain, impaired memory or concentration, and headaches.Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociation werecommon, with more severe psychological symptoms associated with worsehealth. Most of the women wanted to leave prostitution and they mostoften identified counseling and peer support as necessary to accomplishthis. Most saw colonization and prostitution of AI/AN women asconnected.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota. To get started finding Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 70

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Publisher: William Mitchell College of Law

Release: 2011

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Description: Abstract: We examined social and physical violence experienced byAmerican Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women in prostitution and theirimpacts on the mental and physical health of 105 women (81%Anishinaabe, mean age = 35 years) recruited through service agencies inthree Minnesota cities. In childhood, abuse, foster care, arrests, andprostitution were typical. Homelessness, rape, assault, racism, andpimping were common. The women’s most prevalent physical symptomsincluded muscle pain, impaired memory or concentration, and headaches.Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociation werecommon, with more severe psychological symptoms associated with worsehealth. Most of the women wanted to leave prostitution and they mostoften identified counseling and peer support as necessary to accomplishthis. Most saw colonization and prostitution of AI/AN women asconnected.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota. To get started finding Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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