Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ευρωπαϊκή ΙστορίαLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Papachristou Maria
Supervisors info:
Μαρία Παπαθανασίου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια Νεότερης Ευρωπαϊκής Ιστορίας
Νικολέττα Γιαντσή, Καθηγήτρια Μεσαιωνικής Ιστορίας της Δύσεως
Αθηνά Συριάτου, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Νεότερης και Σύγχρονης Ευρωπαϊκής Ιστορίας
Original Title:
Κοινωνικοπολιτισμικά χαρακτηριστικά των εκδιδόμενων γυναικών, θεσμοί και πολιτικές διαχείρισης της πορνείας στην Αγγλία (περ. 1885-1914)
Translated title:
Socio-cultural aspects of female prostitution, relevant institutions and control policies in England (circa 1885-1914)
Summary:
This dissertation aims to examine the socio-cultural characteristics of female prostitution in England during the period 1885-1914, the institutions that were put in place to control and confront these phenomena, the relevant statutes that were implemented, and the stance of the police against prostitutes.
In this context, this dissertation explores the social identity of the prostitutes and their clients, the social and economic aspects that allowed prostitution to flourish and fueled its existence and the experiences that prostitutes was subjected to. Thus, it is important to consider the social background of their clients, the way that the public treated these women, the relations that they developed with their social milieu and the tolerance or the intolerance that they were faced with.
Examples of women unjustly arrested and prosecuted are given for the better understanding of this point. The arrest of innocent women was allowed as the definition of a prostitute remained uncertain and prostitution was generally linked to immoral behavior.
In conclusion, it seems that there exist neither identical experiences, nor a sole pattern of prostitution, but certain tendencies that are shaped by the parameters of each prostitute’s situation.
Main subject category:
History
Keywords:
prostitution, brothel, sexuality, working class, middle class, upper class, respectability, England, London, Liverpool
Number of references:
492
