Chapter 18 Flashcards
Abolition of sex work (SW)
a legal option for dealing with sex work by legalizing sex work itself while punishing others involved with the sex industry (e.g., clients, pimps, brothel keepers, traffikers)
Bar hustler
a sex worker (who usually identifies as a man) who looks for customers in a bar
Call boy
a sex worker (usually identifies as a man) who either works for an escort agency or is self-employed as an escort
Criminalization of sex work
a legal option for dealing with sex work by making it and/or activities related to sex work illegal (also called prohibition)
illegal
prohibition
Decriminalization of sex work
a legal option for dealing with sex work by repealing all laws governing it
erotica
textual, visual, and audial material that promotes or creates sexual arousal and shows enjoyment of sexuality in an equal and balanced manner toward people of either sex
Escort Agency
A company that sends sex workers to clients at off-site locations such as homes, hotels, and motels
Exotic dancing
Dancing that involves the removal of most or all of one’s clothing with the intent of creating erotic arousal in the viewer
Kept boy
a young man who is financially dependent on an older man, usually with the expectation that that younger individual will provide sexual services to the older man
Legalization of sex work
a legal option for dealing with sex work by making it legal but subject to regulations
Pornography
textual, visual, and audial material that promotes or creates sexual arousal and presents sexuality in an unequal, unbalanced, violent, or degrading manner toward people based on gender/sex
Sex industry
the commercial enterprises that deal with the buying and selling of sex related services
Sex work (SW)
work that involves a transaction between a seller and a buyer of sexual services
sex workers (SWs)
people practicing sex work
