Prostitution Flashcards
What is prostitution?
prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world?
priesthood is the oldest
act of selling sex in exchange for money
there are numerous men who work in this industry
Why do women become prostitutes?
neglected and abused as children majority grew up lower SES absent father or were molested by a male figure in their lives drug addictions low self esteem emotional problems and want to make money
Primary factors
desperate for money
tricked by men who made her feel beautiful
felt she had no option
met a friend who was a prostitute
What is a streetwalker?
30% of prostitutes
lowest class
walk the streets wearing revealing clothes
600 men per years
more likely to become drug addicts and become infected with disease
less educated and are most likely of all 18 types to get arrested
What is a call girl?
aristocrats of prostitution do what they must for income $1000- $5000 per night repeat customers college degrees, dress expensively and live in nice neighborhoods
The pimp’s role
collect all of the prostitute’s earning
African American man and several white women
resorts to violence to control women
The madams role
owner and manager of brothel
former prostitutes
responsible for finding clients
50% of call girl’s earnings
Why do men buy sex?
quick and easy
untangled
variety of sexual experiences
have difficulty finding women the appropriate way
Social-psychological theory
tries to explain why some women are more likely than others to become prostitutes
Social-psychological theory
Predisposing factors
Predisposing factors: unpleasant experiences, such as struggling with parental neglect, child abuse, etc
Social-psychological theory
Attracting factors
Attracting factors: exemplified by expectation based on popular belief that a woman can have an easy life or make lots of money by working in this business
Social-psychological theory
Precipitating factors
Precipitating factors: exemplified by social situations, such as being unemployed, meeting a prostitute friend, or by being pressured by a pimp to sell sex
