Deck 28: Weighing the Consequences of a Deviant Career: Factors Leading to an Exit From Prostitution, Sharon Oselin

Question 1

Oselin finds existing theories unsatisfactory in explaining women's exit from sex work since ________.

A)They fail to capture the multiple factors that account for women's exit
B)They explore only internal factors
C)They explore only external factors
D)The data collection is biased

Answer 1

They fail to capture the multiple factors that account for women's exit

Question 2

Which of the following is a factor that contributes to women's exit from sex work, according to Oselin?

A)Turning points of change
B)Experiencing harassment
C)Declining wages
D)Religious conversion

Answer 2

Turning points of change

Question 3

Oselin's approach to studying women's exit from sex work draws upon ______.

A)The deviant career paradigm
B)The edgework paradigm
C)Conflict theory
D)Symbolic interactionism

Answer 3

The deviant career paradigm

Question 4

Oselin's approach to deviance differs from that of Becker's in that ____.

A)Oselin draws upon the life-course criminology paradigm
B)Oselin is focused on both internal and external factors of deviant career
C)Becker is focused on the internal aspects of deviant career while Oselin is more focused on the external aspects
D)None of the above

Question 5

According to Oselin, ____ play(s) an integral role in women's exit from sex work.

A)Prostitution-Helping Organizations (PHOs)
B)Social support network such as family members
C)Psychologists or psychiatrists
D)None of the above

Question 6

Oselin's approach to deviance is similar to that of Becker in that ____.

A)Both approaches revolve around exit from deviance
B)Both approaches conceptualize deviance as a stable pattern of behavior
C)Both approaches are focused on how one comes to enjoy a deviant act
D)Both approaches posit that deviance is irreversible

Question 7

Explain the importance of both structural and personal factors that Oselin found necessary in helping women leave their careers in prostitution.If you were a social worker, which factors would you focus on in helping prostitutes get out of "the life?" Why?