Human Sexuality: Legalized Prostitution

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This paper includes a brief overview of the history of prostitution in America. Following, an analysis of the benefits and effects of legalizing prostitution in today's society including statistical support for the legalization of prostitution, the paper argues legalizing prostitution will help prevent the spread of disease and protect women engaged in this profession from unnecessary violence and abuse.

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Introduction
History
Prostitution in the Modern Era
Conclusions

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""Sex" work is nothing new; for centuries women in American have engaged in alternative work including prostitution (Scambler & Scambler, 1997; Roberts, 1992). With prostitution however, also comes stigmatization of women and "reduced civil liberties and rights of human dignity" as well as rapidly rising risks for disease or death for many women engaged in this form of employment (Scambler & Scambler, 1997, p. 3). Prostitution has been a profession since ancient times; in Ancient Greek society for example, prostitutions were known as autonomous individuals holding a certain status in society (Scambler & Scambler, 1997). It was only during the growth and expansion of Christianity and other religions in America that prostitution became associated with a "bad girl" image, suggesting women engaged in prostitution were "sinners" acting against puritan idealisms of "social purity" and morality (Scambler & Scambler, 1997). These ideals however, did not consider the economic poverty that often drove many women into prostitution, nor a woman's right to choose her line of work and enjoy greater autonomy (Roberts, 1992)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cauthen, K. (1999). Legalizing prostitution, Kenneth Cauthen, (online). Accessed 6, June, 2007: http://www.frontiernet.net/~kenc/pros.htm
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• Roberts, N. (1992). Whores in history: Prostitution in Western society, London: Harper Collins.
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• Scambler, G. & Scambler, A. (1997). Rethinking prostitution: Purchasing sex in the 1990s. London: Routledge.

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