Social Exclusion of Sex Workers and their Children: A Sociological Study

Abstract

The socialization process of human being is affected by different agents. Parents are the most important agent in this regard. On the other hand, peer group, classmate, social and religious institutions are also important in this process. The children of sex workers are vulnerable in comparison with other children. They do not get same opportunity in the society due to some social and cultural stigma, norms, values, taboos etc. Bangladeshi society and culture do not permit the children without their legal parents. As a consequence, the children of sex workers are not accepted socially, psychologically and culturally. The whole processes make the children of sex workers vulnerable and exclude them from main society. This study focuses on the process of social exclusion of the children of the sex workers in Bangladesh and how their socialization process and childhood development have been constrained by socio-economic and cultural constraints. A rigorous in-depth interviewing and some case studies have been conducted to get the vivid picture of exclusion of sex worker’s children.