Elizabeth Bernstein (born 10 October 1968) is an American sociologist who is noted for her studies that focus on women, gender, and sexuality.
[6] This was explored in her book Temporarily Yours, which compiled decades of research involving prostitutes and observations made in brothels, police holding tanks, and after interviews with policymakers, and startups.
[5] This concept describes how feminist activists have collaborated with Christian evangelicals and the state systems of power to help women.
[8] Bernstein explained that this development has led to carceral paradigm of social justice as well as militarized humanitarianism.
[8] She criticized this phenomenon in a series of articles noting that the increased criminalization of sex work has disadvantaged people of color as these are the most likely arrested as its offenders.