Concept information
Preferred term
contemporary prostitution
Definition
- Prostitution, sometimes referred to as “sex work,” is the world's oldest profession, albeit a controversial one. Prostitution involves two or more consenting adults who negotiate some form of sexual service in exchange for monetary payment or other goods; thus, there is a buyer (e.g., client, customer, or “john”) and a seller (i.e., a prostitute), a service (e.g., sexual intercourse or oral sex), and a contracted price. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Prostitution, Contemporary]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/contemporary_prostitution
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