CRM 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Yuppie, Byward Market, Urban Renewal

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 205
• Professor: Stephanie Ehret

Document Summary

Historical context (nov 21) sex work and law. During the industrial revolution, sex trade work was not viewed as a social problem. Early 20th century: more women were involved in sex trade work due to increasing urbanization and low economic wages for women. Consider the economic, and social upheavals such as women moving to the city, alone more visual. Simple fact of economic necessity exasperated by women"s low economic compensation for moral work" / work which was considered moral and the working conditions of legitimate work were abhorrent. Also clear links to domestic service (sexual exploitation) Moral crusades at the beginning of the 20th century focused on sex trade work as social problem. Women in sex work seen as depraved with unusual sexual appetites. Solution as saving the innocent" women and having harsher penalties for culpable" women. Urban renewal as young urban professionals who reject the suburbs choose inner city living.