The Impact of Push Factors on the Patterns of Human Trafficking: A Comparative Analysis between the Philippines, Ukraine, and the United States

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dc.contributor.advisorDenton, Melinda
dc.contributor.authorTrevino, Amber
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEarnest, Terri
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSwisher, Raymond
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-08T16:00:26Z
dc.date.available2024-03-08T16:00:26Z
dc.date.issued2021
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dc.description.abstractHuman trafficking is a hidden crime that deserves continued investigation and understanding. This comparative analysis focuses on the Philippines, Ukraine, and the United States in order to identify factors that facilitate human trafficking within these countries. This comparative analysis will examine how push factors such as corruption, gender inequality, and socioeconomic factors vary across these three countries. I hypothesize that gender inequality, corruption, and high levels of poverty will act as push factors that leave individuals living within certain countries more vulnerable to human trafficking. Bales theory and Feminist theory provide insight as to how each country's human trafficking patterns would be expected to be impacted by the different push factors. Ukraine's human trafficking patterns will be impacted most by the level of corruption and failing infrastructure due to its past with the Former Soviet Union and ties with Russia. The Philippines' human trafficking patterns will be impacted most by high levels of poverty linked to natural disasters. Finally, the United States' human trafficking patterns will be impacted most by the lack of female representation in politics that could be impacting the way society views women and their value in society.
dc.description.departmentSociology
dc.format.extent99 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9798759969174
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/5971
dc.languageen
dc.subjecthuman trafficking
dc.subjectmodern day slavery
dc.subjectPhilippines
dc.subjectpush factors
dc.subjectUkraine
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subject.classificationSociology
dc.subject.classificationCriminology
dc.titleThe Impact of Push Factors on the Patterns of Human Trafficking: A Comparative Analysis between the Philippines, Ukraine, and the United States
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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