SOCIALIZATION OF ROLE BEHAVIOR IN STREET CORNER PROSTITUTES.
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Title
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SOCIALIZATION OF ROLE BEHAVIOR IN STREET CORNER PROSTITUTES.
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Identifier
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AAI8312358
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identifier
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8312358
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Creator
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LOWE, ARTHUR CHARLES.
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Contributor
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Charles Winick
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Criminology and Penology
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Abstract
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The acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the appropriate performance of a role occurs through the process of socialization. This research focuses on the mechanics involved in the socialization process as it pertains to street corner prostitutes.;Having identified seven sources of socialization (pimps, other prostitutes, clients, the mass media, procurers, the judicial system and "others" {lcub}hotel/motel staff, cab drivers, etc.{rcub}), seven categories of information and skills (competence areas) necessary for the performance of the role (initial client contact, client interaction, pimp interaction, arrest avoidance, procurer interaction, work milieu and other prostitute interaction) and four methods for relaying the information and skills (exposition, explicit training, implicit training and sanctioning) an interview schedule was developed. Interviews were conducted with 56 street corner prostitutes.;The research provides a quantitative analysis of the socialization process. It goes beyond previous research on the topic by allowing for a means of measuring the relative contributions of the socialization agents, the relative amounts of time and effort spent by these sources on the various competence areas and an indication of the techniques employed by the agents in transmitting the information and skills.;Generally speaking, the most prominent socialization sources are other prostitutes, clients and pimps (in order of decreasing influence). Heretofore, the role of the client had been underestimated. Dealing with clients, coping with the prostitute's work environment and avoiding arrest were found to be the competence areas most often addressed by the socialization sources. "Exposition" (i.e., instruction through conversation) was the most frequently used method for conveying information and skills.;Thus, not only does this research examine the process by which the socialization process occurs, it also provides a quantitative benchmark from which comparisons of other forms of prostitution can be made and a technique for quantifying the study of socialization as it relates to other roles.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Sociology
