Chapter 16: Sex For Sale Flashcards
people who engage in sexual acts in return for money or drugs and do so in a promiscuous, fairly nondiscriminating fashion
prostitutes/commercial sex workers
the most expensive and exclusive category of prostitutes
call girl
a house of prostitution where prostitutes and customers meet for sexual activity
brothel
a residence in which prostitutes work regular shifts, selling sexual services on an hourly basis
in-call service
a place where massages, as well as sexual services, can generally be purchased
massage parlor
a service that sends a prostitute or sex worker to a location specified by the client to provide sexual services
out-call service
a lower-status prostitute or sex worker who walks the streets selling sexual services
streetwalker
a prostitute’s companion, protector, and master
pimp
a woman who manages a brothel, in-call, out-call, or escort service
madam
the recruitment and control of persons for sexual exploitation
sex trafficking
a male who provides companionship and sexual gratification on a continuing basis to a woman in exchange for money
gigolo
a male sex worker who sells his services to men
hustler
leisure travel with the purpose of purchasing sexual services
sex tourism
sexually arousing art, literature, or films
pornography
something that is offensive according to accepted standards of decency; the legal term for pornography
obscenity
