
Perspectives in Social Science
Volume 13 July 2017
Perspectives in Social Science
Sexual Harassment and Health Consequences A Study on Street Girls in Dhaka
Perspectives in Social Science
Volume 13 July 2017
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Abstract
The objective of the paper is to find out the health consequences of street girls in Dhaka city relating to sexual harassment. Street girls' life is risky and unsafe because of living in an open place, slum, udyan etc. They have no protection from offenses. In feminist methodological concern, women's issues are being analyzed deeply to find out facts, causes, and recommendation regarding the problem. This paper focused on labeling theory and complexity theory to reflect the concern of child abuse, child harassments etc connected to health or other consequences of society. The findings of the paper show that street girl child is victimized of sexual harassments by political persons, street boys, and street men, drug-addicts, some Police and Ansar members, among others. They suffer from unwanted pregnancy, and various sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis and so on, and considered as a risk group of HIV/AIDS victims. These sexual harassments and health consequences make them a vulnerable group in the society. This paper focuses on some strategies to remove these problems affecting the street girls and emphasizes on their protection from these offenses.
Keywords:
Experience, Health Consequences, Labeling, Sexual Harassments, Street Girls