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1 Aharah Thomas SOC 220 5/23/2020 Brown

Social Problems Worksheet As said by Margaret Archer, the words “modern slavery” can be directly related to human trafficking (Archer, M 2019). So, what is human trafficking? Human trafficking is when individuals are sold against their will and forced into commercial sex. This is not something that only affects the United States, this actually happens all over the world. This issue has increased in the United States so much in the coming years that the US Department of State no longer even offers an estimate to how many victims there are suffering (The Problem). In the world we live in today human trafficking is considered to be a social problem because it affects society itself. Human trafficking at a micro level is commonly associated with the trauma the victims face, the loss of their human rights and the emotional distress they may have endured being a modern-day slave. Victims of human trafficking suffer immensely, and the recovery is intense. The micro level is often what is most seen because the bigger picture is harder to see when you first think of this issue. On a larger scale of thinking, human trafficking can affect the communities it’s happening in. The common misconception that human trafficking isn’t happening here makes it that much harder for communities to accept. Trafficking is the second largest and fastest growing crime industry in the world, and we participate exactly like the traffickers want us to; by pretending it’s not there and turning a blind eye. Also, in a larger scope, trafficking affects the economy because it is black market deals. Human trafficking is influenced by society because society is what has created it. The theoretical perspective that best aligns with human trafficking is the conflict perspective. Conflict theory is based on the sociological fundamental idea that crime is caused by the economic and social drives within society (Sullivan,2016). Conflict theory based on the idea that society consists of different groups who struggle with one another to obtain whatever is considered of value. In the case of human trafficking, this value is money. What more conflict than that of a victim at the hands of perpetrator (Mikail 2014). Conflict theory explains in a macro level how the wealthy can control the poor. Human traffickers that sell women into the trade are out for their own wealth. The inequality of traffickers and the victims that are being trafficked show the male desire to keep women as their property keeps the market of human trafficking strong. Using the conflict perspective, we see that what drives human trafficking is the desire to create an industry and profit from the ways of modern slavery. There are so many people that turn a blind eye to the trafficking industry that they have allowed it to become more and more prevalent in many places throughout the United States. In the media, we see traffickers busted but we are mainly focused on the trauma the victim suffered. The trauma surrounding human

2 trafficking is beyond comprehension. Seeing things from a conflict perspective, we can see that we as humans are what create this problem and we are why it has continued to increase. Conflict created surrounds the human trafficking business and drives it further. Social inequality shows a huge power struggle between abductors and the abducted. Seeing this issue through a conflict perspective we can see where we can fix things and where we as humans can improve to solve the modern day slavery issues.

3 SOURCES Archer, M. (2019). A Sociological Approach to Human Trafficking. Retrieved May 24, 2020, from http://www.endslavery.va/content/endslavery/en/publications/scripta_varia_122/archer.htm l The Problem. (n.d.). Retrieved May 24, 2020, from https://www.globalcenturion.org/programs/theproblem/ Mikail Usman, U. (2014). TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN AS VULNERABLE GROUPS: TALKING THROUGH THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. European Scientific Journal, 10(17). Sullivan, T. J. (2016). Introduction to social problems (10th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. ISBN-13: 9780205896462.

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