THESIS ABSTRACT

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PROSTITUTION IN CAUAYAN CITY: FACTORS INFLUENCING A WOMANS DECISION TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION

AUTHORS: JOHN MICHAEL L. BABAS ROCHELLE JANE C. GAFFUD SCHOOL: DEGREE: ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY- CAUAYAN CAMPUS BACHELOR OF ARTS MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (A. B. POLITICAL SCIENCE) YEAR COMPLETED: MARCH 2013 ADVISER: NARSAL M. FORONDA

Knowing the reasons why women engage in prostitution is vital, because, until we know more about the factors that influence a womans decision to initially and continuously engage in prostitution, we cannot formulate intervention programs to interrupt the cycle. This study analyzed the accounts of eight respondents from the Red Light District of Cauayan City b y utilizing the descriptive qualitative method by means of conducting comprehensive structured interviews to gather data. This study found out that the respondents who have children or have families to financially support were driven into this profession. Also the result of the study shows a common reason for engaging in this profession, young women who were raised in broken homes either by abandonment by their parents or has separated parents enter this profession for the easy

money because they do not have anyone to financially rely on. Such young women are often lacking in proper education and skills and are susceptible to negative peer influences which contributes to their decision to engage in prostitution. Lastly, their continuous unemployment, the financial contentment felt by the sex workers by engaging in the sex trade and their involvement in the social network of people involved in prostitution results in negative outcomes, such as drug use and the decision to remain in prostitution.