Homework 4,

City of Eros,

Chapter 1,

"Sex Districts"

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THIS IS ASSIGNMENT 4

Questions on Goode and Ben-Yehuda, Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance, pp. 1-8.  (Remember that you can the skip section on Brazil and  that you should stop reading at "sexual psychopath laws.”):

1) Goode and Ben-Yehuda describe two panics over “white slavery” in the twentieth century (as distinct from the contemporary concern over sexual trafficking starting in the early 2000s).  Identify three similarities between the two twentieth-century panics. Be sure to provide a sentence or two for each similarity.  (15 pts)

2) What historical lessons should we draw from the 20th century panics when considering discussions of sexual trafficking today and why?  (15 pts)

This question will require a carefully written cl/ev/wa paragraph (or two). Your paragraph(s) should argue a clear and concise claim that directly answers the question I asked.

Be sure to support your claim with at least three direct quotations from the text.

Questions on Timothy J. Gilfoyle, City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, 1790 - 1920. pp. 29-36 & pp. 53-54:

3) In the early part of the 19th century, New York City had little commercialized sex—particularly in comparison to European cities like Paris or London.  But by the middle of the century, Gotham became famous for its expanding sex industry.  For residents of New York City in this period, what would have been the most salient evidence of the sex work industry’s explosion (according to the author)?  (5 pts)

4) Answer the following question only after reading the entire assigned reading. (60 pts)

The author argues on p. 30 that for prostitution in New York City, “geography reflected sociology.” This question explores what the author means by that idea (although keep in mind the author introduces that idea on p. 30, but he argues it on pp. 30 - 36 so you can't simply look at p. 30 to get the answer!)

QUESTION: How did the interests of landlords, the economic consequences of the panic of 1837, and immigration all converge to shape the geography of prostitution in the time period under discussion? 

Answer this question with two to four carefully written cl/ev/wa paragraphs.

Be sure to have at least four direct quotations from the text and that you have at least one direct quotation regarding each of the three converging factors (1.the interests of landlords, 2. the economic consequences of the panic of 1837, and 3. immigration). (-10% IF YOU DO NOT)