Night-Time Economy Systems Maps
Mapping the night-time economy at a local level to reduce unequal harms
Social media expectations
Source of power:
Cultural
Space of power:
TOWN'S IMAGE, REPUTATION AND IDENTITY
Description:
Participants felt social media is putting pressure on young people to meet unrealistic expectations, which is pushing some into crime (and, for teenage girls, online sex work) so that they can afford to meet these expectations. They also noted that there has been a “huge increase” in women, particularly single mothers, doing online sex work to support themselves financially, and that this type of work is linked to heavy drinking. They were concerned about the impact of this on these women’s children.
Quotes from participants:
"...we’ve seen a huge increase in women selling sex on OnlyFans… to keep a roof over their heads, but I think to keep them in that line of work they have to drink alcohol because it’s part of the parcel… if you’re living like that and you’ve got children, how long can you sustain that life for?"
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