RT Article
T1 Narratives of Compensated Dating of Girls in Hong Kong Using Routine Activity Theory: Results of a Focus Group Study of Guardians
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 2
SP 360
OP 382
A1 Li, Jessica C. M.
A1 Cheung, Chau Kiu Jacky
A1 Jia, Cindy X. S.
A2 Cheung, Chau Kiu Jacky
A2 Jia, Cindy X. S.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1587632012
AB This article presents public discourses on compensated dating of adolescent girls in Chinese society. Data are obtained from eight focus groups comprising 50 guardians at private, parochial, and public levels (i.e., social workers, police officers, parents of students, and community representatives). Qualitative data are used to demonstrate how the guardians conceptualize and contextualize compensated dating as an outcome of the dynamics of societal features. Social features such as contemporary ideologies, Internet technology advancement, commercialization of human relationships, and ambiguity between “right” and “wrong” motivate the service providers and customers of compensated dating, and accelerate their convergence and weakened levels of guardianship in society. This study is the first to connect the features of compensated dating of adolescent girls with recent societal changes using the routine activity approach. The findings confirm the application of the routine activity approach in the phenomenon of girls’ compensated dating, and also offer theoretical and practical implications.
K1 Adolescent girls
K1 Compensated dating
K1 Chinese
K1 Commercial sex
K1 Guardians
K1 Prostitution
K1 Junge Frauen
K1 China
K1 Escort service
DO 10.1177/0306624X16648960