Prostitution: Facts and Fictions

2007/10/15 by Ronald Weitzer · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk #Law and economics #Philosophy #Political science #Sex work and related issues #Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology #Sociology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1525/ctx.2007.6.4.28

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Abstract

Review of several popular myths regarding prostitution, in comparison to research evidence.

Citations

• New directions in research on prostitution
• The Social Construction of Sex Trafficking: Ideology and Institutionalization of a Moral Crusade

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