Research Catalog

Title

The prostitution of women and girls / by R. Barri Flowers.

Author

Flowers, R. Barri (Ronald Barri)

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1998.

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Description

x, 253 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

According to reports of the World Health Organization, the prostitution of women and children is increasing dramatically throughout the world. The problem is particularly acute in the lower socioeconomic sectors of the population, including teen runaways, drug addicts, and victims of abuse. This survey focuses first on defining prostitution and then on the motivations of those who became prostitutes. In Part II the overall scope of the problem is examined, along with the various subcultures (e.g., street walkers and call girls) and the prevalence of drugs, crime and victimization. Part III covers teenage prostitution and the issues of child sexual abuse. Part IV details other dimensions of the sex trade industry, such as pornography, male prostitutes, customers, laws, and the effects of decriminalization and legalization. Female prostitution outside the United States is discussed in Part V.

Subject

• Prostitution
• Prostitutes > Attitudes
• Teenage prostitution
• Child prostitution
• Sex industry
• Sex Work

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Female Prostitution -- Defining Prostitutes and Prostitution -- The Magnitude of Female Prostitution -- Types of Prostitutes -- Theories and Motivations Regarding Female Prostitution -- AIDS and Female Prostitution -- Women and Prostitution -- The Scope of Women's Prostitution -- Streetwalking Prostitutes -- Call Girl Prostitutes -- Drugs, Crime, and Victimization -- Girls and Prostitution -- The Extent of Teenage Prostitution -- The Characteristics of Girl Prostitutes -- Runaway and Throwaway Girls -- Pimps and Girl Prostitution -- The Dangers of Child Sexual Abuse -- Other Dimensions of Prostitution and the Sex Trade Industry -- Pornography and Female Prostitution -- Child Prostitution and Child Pornography -- Customers of Female Prostitutes -- Male Prostitution -- Laws and Prostitution -- Examining the Issues of Decriminalization and Legalization of Prostitution -- Female Prostitution in Other Countries -- The Prostitution of Women Worldwide -- Child Prostitution and Sexploitation Internationally -- AIDS and Female Prostitution Globally -- Responding to the Worldwide Tragedy of Female Prostitution.

ISBN

0786404906 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^98012338^

OCLC

• 38281408
• SCSB-9984222

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Harvard Library