construct which "explains, either graphically or in narrative form, the main things to be studied -- the key factors, concepts, or variables -- and the presumed relationships among them" (Miles & Huberman 1994, cited in Chapter 3: 39). In the case of my qualitative research, one critical component of the conceptual framework is the relationship between gender and a person's propensity to be the victim of human trafficking. Women are presumed to make up the majority of persons who are the victims of human trafficking. Whether this is because the types of trafficking to which they are subjected are more likely to be discovered or because this is actually the case is somewhat controversial and will be one of the focal areas of my research.

The fact that women are more likely to be trafficked than males seems logical. Women are more apt to be poor and vulnerable, specifically in...
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