Chapter 18 - Selling and Buying Sex - Definitions Flashcards
Abolition of STW
A legal option for dealing with sex trade work by allowing it and punishing those who exploit or coerce sex trade workers.
Bar hustler
A male sex trade worker who looks for customers in a bar.
Call boy
A male sex trade worker who either works for an escort agency or is self-employed as an escort.
Criminalization of STW
A legal option for dealing with sex trade work by making it and/or activities related to it illegal.
Decriminalization of STW
A legal option for dealing with sex trade 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 out sex trade workers to 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 male who is financially dependent on an older man, usually with the expectation that the younger individual will provide sexual services to the older man.
Legalization of STW
A legal option for dealing with sex trade work by making it legal but subject to regulations.
Pornification
The process of making or becoming more visibly or explicitly sexual.
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 of either sex.
Sex industry
The commercial enterprises that deal with the buying and selling of sex-related services.
Sex trade workers (STWs)
People practising sex trade work.
Street hustler
A male sex trade worker who looks for customers on the street.
