Self Concept, Self Esteem, and Social Mask of the Commercial Sex Workers in

Cebu City

Brigoli, April Rose

Anticamara, Rey Colin

Amancia, Jennifer

Cabarrubias, Dianna Marie

Gesulga, Janerose

S.Y. 2010

Rationale

“Personality is the glitter that sends you gleam across the footlights and orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is”

Mae West

Theoretical and Conceptual Framework

•Social Comparison Theory

•Looking Glass Self Theory

•Norman’s Mental Model Theory

•Self Concept Theory

-Comparing oneself to others.

-development of oneself through interaction of others.

-Formation of internal mental models through interaction.

-Interpretation of one’s behavior.

•Pragmatism

Statement of the Problem/Objectives

This study will determine the Self Concept, Self Esteem, and Social Mask of the Commercial Sex Workers in Cebu City

Specifically answers the following queries will be sought:

•The profile of the Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in terms of…

•The degree of Self Concept of the CSWs.

•The level of Self Esteem of the CSWs.

•The perceived Social Mask of the CSWs.

Review of LiteratureProstitutes are undoubtedly well aware of the prevailing social attitudes towards behavior.

beliefs which continues their behavior and the retaliation against those people who share negative social values towards them.

•Jackman et al (2005)

•Huitt (2004)

Self Esteem –(one’s self worth)

•Harold and Goodwin (2006)

Nature of self-esteem in this liberal sample---pre marital intercourse with affectionDamage to sexual self Esteem, can occur readily through interactions with others; name calling sexual insults…affect individual’s self esteem

Franken (1994)

Self Concept is related to Self Esteem in that “people who have good self-esteem have clearly differentiated “self Concept.”

Goffman (1959)

When an individual come in contact with other people, that individual will attempt to control or guide the impression that others might make of him by changing or fixing his or her appearance and manner.

Research Methodology

Research DesignDescriptive Correlational

Research Locale

Cebu City Brngy. Camputhaw

Brngy. Kamagayan

Research Respondents

30 Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs).

Sampling Design Non probability sampling-Snowball sampling technique

Treatment of Data

Simple Percentage

Weighted mean

Chi Square

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