WorksheetsQuiz 4 Gender and Migration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
According to the article on prostitution, why would migrant women in the sex industry be surprised if someone called them ‘sex workers’?
The concept of sex work does not exist in many cultures.
'Sex worker' is a foreign term that was imported from the West to the rest of the world.
Most migrant women survive prostitution, they do not work in it.
All of the above.
According to the article on prostitution, why is the term ‘consenting adults’ problematic?
In practice, it’s hard to draw the line between consenting adults and exploited minors.
Given the vulnerabilities of people engaged in prostitution, it’s hard to tell whether they’ve given consent or not.
The term fails to capture the difference in negotiation power between those who buy and those who sell sex.
All of the above.
According to the article on prostitution, how do human rights organisations explain their position that prostitution is a choice?
Most women love working in prostitution.
Prostitution is a well-respected occupation.
Work in prostitution is a way for the most marginalised women to get out of poverty.
None of the above.
According to the article on prostitution, why is it problematic to say that women in prostitution are damaged by stigma?
According to the article on prostitution, what are the potential negative consequences of decriminalising prostitution?
How do the authors of the article on queer migration define ‘personal communities’?
Personal ties through which people receive companionship and intimacy, from friends, intimates, and other significant others.
Relations that people develop with their intimate heterosexual partners.
Relations that people develop with their intimate queer partners.
None of the above.
What has research on queer migration shown about diasporic communities?
Diasporas of migrants from Central/Eastern Europe are more conservative towards LGBT than local populations in Western Europe.
Diasporic spaces are commonly viewed by LGBT migrants as homophobic.
In some cases, LGBT migrants can be closer to their diasporic communities than to LGBT communities in host countries.
All of the above.
Why can LGBT community spaces in host countries be uncomfortable to navigate for queer migrants?
Dating and sexual encounters among LGBT people can be influenced by racist prejudice.
Queer migrants can feel excluded due to a lack of cultural and language capital.
Queer migrants may be faced with homonormativity of mainstream LGBT communities in host countries.
All of the above.
In what ways did language influence queer migrants’ intimate relations in queer spaces in Scotland? (Cite one example from the interview data)
How did language influence queer migrants’ connections to their diasporic communities in Scotland? (Cite one example from the interview data)
