Louise Settle
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781474400008
- eISBN:
- 9781474422543
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474400008.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Scottish Studies
Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various formal and informal methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939 and explores how these policies ...
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Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various formal and informal methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939 and explores how these policies influenced women’s lives. The book uses a rich combination of police, probation, magistrates’, poor law and voluntary organisations’ records to demonstrate how these organisations worked together to establish a more ‘penal-welfare’ approach towards regulating prostitution in Scotland. By mapping the geography of prostitution, the book argues that prostitution was not necessarily forced into the outskirts of society, either physically or socially.
The book examines both indoor and outdoor prostitution and the relationships that developed among the wide range of people who profited from commercial sex. Particular emphasis is placed on the experiences of the women involved in prostitution, highlighting the poverty, exploitation and abuse they faced, but also the ways in which they negotiated these dangers. This social history of prostitution maps how the organisation, policing and experiences of prostitution developed in an ever-changing urban landscape during a period of extraordinary developments in technology and entertainment, alongside the wider socio-economic changes brought about by the First World War.Less
Sex for Sale in Scotland examines the various formal and informal methods that were used to police female prostitution in Edinburgh and Glasgow between 1900 and 1939 and explores how these policies influenced women’s lives. The book uses a rich combination of police, probation, magistrates’, poor law and voluntary organisations’ records to demonstrate how these organisations worked together to establish a more ‘penal-welfare’ approach towards regulating prostitution in Scotland. By mapping the geography of prostitution, the book argues that prostitution was not necessarily forced into the outskirts of society, either physically or socially.
The book examines both indoor and outdoor prostitution and the relationships that developed among the wide range of people who profited from commercial sex. Particular emphasis is placed on the experiences of the women involved in prostitution, highlighting the poverty, exploitation and abuse they faced, but also the ways in which they negotiated these dangers. This social history of prostitution maps how the organisation, policing and experiences of prostitution developed in an ever-changing urban landscape during a period of extraordinary developments in technology and entertainment, alongside the wider socio-economic changes brought about by the First World War.
Louise Settle
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781474400008
- eISBN:
- 9781474422543
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474400008.003.0004
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Scottish Studies
This chapter focus on the informal regulation of prostitution by examining the role of religious voluntary organisations in ‘rescuing fallen women’. Instead of punishing women who were caught ...
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This chapter focus on the informal regulation of prostitution by examining the role of religious voluntary organisations in ‘rescuing fallen women’. Instead of punishing women who were caught soliciting by sending them to prison, the police and magistrates often turned to probation and voluntary organisations in an attempt to rehabilitate these women using a more penal welfare approach. The first half of this chapter will outline the ways in which probation sentences were used to police women who committed prostitution offences and examine the close links that existed between the new probation service and voluntary institutions. The second section will look more closely at the daily activities of these voluntary organisations, focusing particularly on the Magdalene Asylums, the Scottish National Vigilance Association (SNVA) and the Women Patrols. These case studies explore the ideologies, aims and methods of these organisation and how the daily routines and experiences of the ‘inmates ‘changed during the period. These case studies will allow us to examine how the collaborations that were established between these voluntary organisations, the police and the probation service influenced the regulation of prostitution and women’s experiences of the criminal justice system.Less
This chapter focus on the informal regulation of prostitution by examining the role of religious voluntary organisations in ‘rescuing fallen women’. Instead of punishing women who were caught soliciting by sending them to prison, the police and magistrates often turned to probation and voluntary organisations in an attempt to rehabilitate these women using a more penal welfare approach. The first half of this chapter will outline the ways in which probation sentences were used to police women who committed prostitution offences and examine the close links that existed between the new probation service and voluntary institutions. The second section will look more closely at the daily activities of these voluntary organisations, focusing particularly on the Magdalene Asylums, the Scottish National Vigilance Association (SNVA) and the Women Patrols. These case studies explore the ideologies, aims and methods of these organisation and how the daily routines and experiences of the ‘inmates ‘changed during the period. These case studies will allow us to examine how the collaborations that were established between these voluntary organisations, the police and the probation service influenced the regulation of prostitution and women’s experiences of the criminal justice system.
Tom Woodin
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780719091117
- eISBN:
- 9781526139023
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719091117.003.0009
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
The internal workings of working class writing and publishing groups reveals important insights about the nature of democracy. The attempt to form collective and co-operative groups that supported ...
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The internal workings of working class writing and publishing groups reveals important insights about the nature of democracy. The attempt to form collective and co-operative groups that supported everyone led to an active re-making of educational relationships along democratic lines. The insistence upon equality between writers, irrespective of individual ability, was a cardinal principle. However, in a changing funding climate, workshops came under pressure to formalise relationships, professionalise and introduce management structures. This had mixed results as groups attempted to negotiate these tensions. The example of the Fed brings into question some key aspects of critical pedagogy which privileges the role of tutors and education as a whole and, in some cases, assumes that learners have internalised dominant ideas.Less
The internal workings of working class writing and publishing groups reveals important insights about the nature of democracy. The attempt to form collective and co-operative groups that supported everyone led to an active re-making of educational relationships along democratic lines. The insistence upon equality between writers, irrespective of individual ability, was a cardinal principle. However, in a changing funding climate, workshops came under pressure to formalise relationships, professionalise and introduce management structures. This had mixed results as groups attempted to negotiate these tensions. The example of the Fed brings into question some key aspects of critical pedagogy which privileges the role of tutors and education as a whole and, in some cases, assumes that learners have internalised dominant ideas.
Jordanna Bailkin
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226126340
- eISBN:
- 9780226126517
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226126517.003.0012
- Subject:
- History, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
This essay focuses on British efforts to manage emotion during the era of decolonization. As distinctive postcolonial regimes of emotion, welfare and decolonization were both expected to bring about ...
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This essay focuses on British efforts to manage emotion during the era of decolonization. As distinctive postcolonial regimes of emotion, welfare and decolonization were both expected to bring about not just dramatic changes in material and political conditions, but also to inaugurate new emotional experiences and new types of emotional bonds. Employing the example of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as a case study, the essay highlights 1) the centrality of emotion in the intersecting histories of welfare and decolonization, and 2) the diverse and sometimes conflicting ways in which emotion was understood by social scientists, their critics, and the decolonizing state. The VSO saw the reconstruction of emotional relationships as crucial to the West's success in the Cold War and to Britain's peaceful management of decolonization. The VSO example thus illustrates how a post-war regime of democratized and universal well-being was in part established on the uneven terrain of decolonization.Less
This essay focuses on British efforts to manage emotion during the era of decolonization. As distinctive postcolonial regimes of emotion, welfare and decolonization were both expected to bring about not just dramatic changes in material and political conditions, but also to inaugurate new emotional experiences and new types of emotional bonds. Employing the example of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as a case study, the essay highlights 1) the centrality of emotion in the intersecting histories of welfare and decolonization, and 2) the diverse and sometimes conflicting ways in which emotion was understood by social scientists, their critics, and the decolonizing state. The VSO saw the reconstruction of emotional relationships as crucial to the West's success in the Cold War and to Britain's peaceful management of decolonization. The VSO example thus illustrates how a post-war regime of democratized and universal well-being was in part established on the uneven terrain of decolonization.
Fred Powell, Martin Geoghegan, Margaret Scanlon, and Katharina Swirak
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780719083532
- eISBN:
- 9781781706268
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719083532.003.0003
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
This chapter considers the emergence of a number of voluntary organisations for women in the course of the 19th and early 20th century. It focuses in particular on the role of these organisations in ...
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This chapter considers the emergence of a number of voluntary organisations for women in the course of the 19th and early 20th century. It focuses in particular on the role of these organisations in the control and regulation of young working-class women in an increasingly urban and industrialised society, through the promotion of ‘traditional’ values and class deference.Less
This chapter considers the emergence of a number of voluntary organisations for women in the course of the 19th and early 20th century. It focuses in particular on the role of these organisations in the control and regulation of young working-class women in an increasingly urban and industrialised society, through the promotion of ‘traditional’ values and class deference.
Sue Yeandle, Teppo Kröger, Bettina Cass, Yueh-Ching Chou, Masaya Shimmei, and Marta Szebehely
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447306818
- eISBN:
- 9781447310839
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447306818.003.0002
- Subject:
- Sociology, Occupations, Professions, and Work
This chapter presents developments in public policy affecting carers of working age in the six countries included in the book: Australia, England, Finland, Sweden, Japan and Taiwan. It briefly ...
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This chapter presents developments in public policy affecting carers of working age in the six countries included in the book: Australia, England, Finland, Sweden, Japan and Taiwan. It briefly outlines the broad approach taken to supporting or involving carers in each type of welfare system. It then explains in more detail what services are available to support carers of working age; what rights and entitlements carers of working age have in each country when in employment; and the financial support available to carers of working age. These can include carers’ benefits, income support for carers disconnected from the labour market, payments to care, cash-for-care payments to carers enabling them to purchase alternative care support, and payments to carers to offset the extra costs of caring. The chapter also considers the role of voluntary organisations in supporting carers and in lobbying for better public policy carer support in each of the six countries. It concludes by highlighting the policy variations identified in the six countries.Less
This chapter presents developments in public policy affecting carers of working age in the six countries included in the book: Australia, England, Finland, Sweden, Japan and Taiwan. It briefly outlines the broad approach taken to supporting or involving carers in each type of welfare system. It then explains in more detail what services are available to support carers of working age; what rights and entitlements carers of working age have in each country when in employment; and the financial support available to carers of working age. These can include carers’ benefits, income support for carers disconnected from the labour market, payments to care, cash-for-care payments to carers enabling them to purchase alternative care support, and payments to carers to offset the extra costs of caring. The chapter also considers the role of voluntary organisations in supporting carers and in lobbying for better public policy carer support in each of the six countries. It concludes by highlighting the policy variations identified in the six countries.
