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@article{ART002804582},
author={Wona JANG},
title={Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2021},
number={144},
pages={431-478}

TY - JOUR
AU - Wona JANG
TI - Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2021
VL - null
IS - 144
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 431
EP - 478
SN - 1225-133X
AB - This paper attempts to interpret the various aspects of Korean women in the sex industry in the 1920s and 1930s, which appeared under economic and structural subordination. During the colonial period, women in the sex industry were placed in several subordinate situations. Poverty in rural areas became the background of the influx of women with exchangeable bodies into the sex industry. The sex industry system of Imperial Japan and colonial Korea legally and effectively operated such a body trade. The commercialization of women for a family’s livelihood was accomplished in a situation where there were no other options. Women’s economic subordination deepened through a chain of debts. Cases of suicide emerged in violent situations where resale and abuse occurred, which appeared in the perception where other options are blocked. In order to become aware of this blocked world and move forward and survive, the women attempted to escape and collectively went on strike. Even if they were subordinated to the structure, women were not just powerless beings, and various aspects appeared. Unlike the abolition movement at that time, most of the demands from the strike aimed at improving the working condition, not abolition. Also, women participated in various donations, and despite social stigma and discrimination against women in the sex industry, women confirmed their existence by establishing relationships with society.
KW - Sex Industry;Women;Subordination;Korea under Japanese rule;Prostitutes;Barmaids;Prostitution
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Wona JANG. (2021). Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s. The Review of Korean History, 144, 431-478.

Wona JANG. 2021, "Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s", The Review of Korean History, no.144, pp.431-478.

Wona JANG "Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s" The Review of Korean History 144 pp.431-478 (2021) : 431.

Wona JANG. Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s. 2021; 144 : 431-478.

Wona JANG. "Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s" The Review of Korean History no.144(2021) : 431-478.

Wona JANG. Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s. The Review of Korean History, 144, 431-478.

Wona JANG. Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s. The Review of Korean History. 2021; 144 431-478.

Wona JANG. Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s. 2021; 144 : 431-478.

Wona JANG. "Subordination and Response of Women in the Sex Industry in the 1920s and the 1930s" The Review of Korean History no.144(2021) : 431-478.