What Is Human Trafficking And Prostitution?
There is no greater defeat than that of human dignity. The range at which human trafficking has grown is beyond imaginable. Approximately 20 to 30 million modern-day slaves render this torture, with over 600,000 illegally pursuing these actions within the United States. Figure 1 exemplifies globally as to the areas that have higher trafficking rates. While all forms of human trafficking are indeed atrocious, one such that has come to light is sex-trafficking and prostitution. Sex-trafficking is defined as the migration of persons through coercion or manipulation as an exchange of sexual acts for monetary value. It is important to note that in this literature review, the terms “sex-trafficking” and “prostitution” will be used interchangeably.
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However, one sector of sex-trafficking that has minimal research is its relation to mega-sporting events. Mega-sporting events are often difficult to define, but this abstract term still has certain qualities that mark its title. The first consists of visitor attractiveness, or the degree to which the intended audience of the mega-sporting event is impressed. It is not uncommon for host cities to rebuild nearby public transportation systems or even construct a new sporting stadium. Such investments raise this attractiveness. Another quality of a mega-sporting event is the marketing reach. Host cities are announced years before, and often compete to even be considered a location of the event, which itself is marketed abundantly through media circuits. However, none of this could take place without the lavish costs to put together such events. This cost, another quality of a mega-sporting event, requires mass amounts of investors and time to create appropriate budgets to accommodate the large venues and numerous people arriving. The final quality that is used to determine a mega-sporting event is the impact it creates on the local citizens and tourists. If the impact is not transformative economically or visually, it is does not equate to a mega-sporting event. In this particular literature review, three different mega-sporting events will be discussed: the Super Bowl (an annual American men’s football game), the FIFA World Cup (a biennial international men’s soccer game), and the Olympic Games (biennial international multi-sport event (summer and
However, one sector of sex-trafficking that has minimal research is its relation to mega-sporting events. Mega-sporting events are often difficult to define, but this abstract term still has certain qualities that mark its title. The first consists of visitor attractiveness, or the degree to which the intended audience of the mega-sporting event is impressed. It is not uncommon for host cities to rebuild nearby public transportation systems or even construct a new sporting stadium. Such investments raise this attractiveness. Another quality of a mega-sporting event is the marketing reach. Host cities are announced years before, and often compete to even be considered a location of the event, which itself is marketed abundantly through media circuits. However, none of this could take place without the lavish costs to put together such events. This cost, another quality of a mega-sporting event, requires mass amounts of investors and time to create appropriate budgets to accommodate the large venues and numerous people arriving. The final quality that is used to determine a mega-sporting event is the impact it creates on the local citizens and tourists. If the impact is not transformative economically or visually, it is does not equate to a mega-sporting event. In this particular literature review, three different mega-sporting events will be discussed: the Super Bowl (an annual American men’s football game), the FIFA World Cup (a biennial international men’s soccer game), and the Olympic Games (biennial international multi-sport event (summer and