Prostitution : The World 's Oldest Trade

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Prostitution is sometimes referred to as “the world’s oldest profession,” with the first record of its practice dates back to Ancient Near East civilizations. Despite its age-old existence, not until relatively recently that researches and studies have been conducted in an attempt to obtain a better understanding of and more liberal perspective on a taboo widely perceived as too degrading and immoral to even talk about. When writing about commercial sex in her book “Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale,” Debra Satz challenges many of the bases on which society justifies its censure and outlawing of prostitution and its objectification and alienation of sex workers. She also criticizes the prohibition of prostitution, recognizes the core problems with sex selling, and suggests an alternative, possibly more effective, way in which prostitution should be addressed.

“Prostitution isn 't inherently immoral, any more than running a company like Enron is inherently immoral. It 's how you do it that counts. And the reality is that it will happen anyway. It 's not called the world 's oldest profession for nothing. Why not make it, at the least, safe and productive?” -JEANNETTE ANGELL of A Wellness Perspective on Prostitution, Freedom, Religion, and More", Seek Wellness, Apr. 30, 2005. Prostitution, known as the world 's oldest profession, and it exists everywhere. In the event you leave the country, and go to a whole new country, there is a guarantee you would find prostitutes. People say that prostitution is wicked because it is a disgrace to society, and no one should go into that profession, because it can get the prostitutes into dangerous situations. One instance of this that no one takes into consideration, that the girls or guys are making money off of this. If they are making money, then they help the economy the same way anyone is at their job. Prostitution should be more considered as a legalized job. People will not stop, so why not take advantage, and make laws to help protect the men and women.

In his book Love For Sale, Nils Johan Ringdal wrote, “If nobody wants to sell sex, it is a crime to force anyone to do so. But when men or women do want to sell their bodies, they should have that full right without encountering punishment or discrimination.” Prostitution, often described as the world’s oldest profession is a legitimate criminal offence in 109 countries of the world today (“Human Trafficking Statistics”). Laws on prostitution vary considerably from country to country: in some countries it is punishable by death penalty ("Iran - Facts on Trafficking”), in some it is a crime punishable by prison sentence, while in other jurisdictions, it is a lesser administrative offense punishable only with a fine ("The Sentencing and

Often times referred to as the “World’s Oldest Profession”, prostitution can be dated back to the Sumerian records which displayed it as a typical woman's profession. Up until the nineteenth century any woman who stepped outside of social boundaries, such as owning property or walking alone in public was basically considered a whore. Though originally the act of prostitution was legal in the United States, the main influence that drove it down was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union which later led to the White-Slave Traffic Act. The Act, passed on June 25, 1910, made it a crime to transport a woman across state lines for "immoral" purposes. Today each state has it’s own penalties for the prostitute, the customer, the pimp, and the brothel

Prostitution has been an issue for centuries, and has become a major debate in many countries today. Prostitution has been called the oldest profession, but the views on prostitutes have changed over the years. Some countries protect prostitutes while other countries criminalize them. In America, prostitution is still illegal except for some regions in Nevada, but in 2003 New Zealand voted to legalize prostitution throughout their country. This has led to many different health, social, and economical effects in America and New Zealand. Prostitution has affected the spread of STDs, violence, and government cost in these countries. In this paper I will discuss how criminalizing and decriminalizing can affect a country 's health, social and

Prostitution and human trafficking are taking place all over the world despite the legal restrictions put upon them. According to Ronald Weitzer, “The sex industry refers to the workers, managers, owners, agencies, clubs, trade associations, and marketing involved in sexual commerce, both legal and illegal varieties” (1). There are many questions that arise when discussing the sex industry. Should prostitution be legalized? If it were to be legalized, would anything change? Is prostitution morally acceptable? What is being done to stop human trafficking? There is not one correct answer for any these questions, but each question can be analyzed by scholars who have different opinions on the issue. Prostitution should be legal while

Prostitution is considered the world’s “oldest occupation” in history; and yet, there is little to no work done exploring the lifestyles of prostitutes since it is such a controversial role. However, Pasolini embraced the controversy and produced movies about the day in the life of pimps and prostitutes. He explores the dynamics between pimps, prostitutes, and the rest of civilization whom are not part of this risqué subculture. He also has the ability to shed a new light on this occupation and the people who run in the same circle with a nostalgia of the way things used to be instead of the way that things are headed. Pasolini shows the life of the prostitutes and pimps in his movies in order to express his disdain and ill- feelings

Prostitution is a polarizing topic that brings with it many opinions as to how to handle the matter. It is consistently a topic of debate among legislators, many of which argue that with the legalization of prostitution comes with it many ramifications, one of which being an increase in the amount of trafficking.. Former ambassador to Slovenia Nancy Ely-Raphel said in a hearing before the Committee on International Relations House of Representatives regarding a 2002 trafficking report that “Trafficking is a modern form of slavery. To not understand the relationship between prostitution and trafficking is like not understanding the relationship between slavery in the Old South and the kidnapping of victims in Africa and the transatlantic shipment of them to our shores” (Raphel, 156). Many feel that one influences the other, and both

Through time we have misconstrued the difference between prostitution and human trafficking. In which prostitution is a profession which means they have an option to work or not, and human trafficking is not a profession which means they are being forced to do sex work. In the world “at least 20.9 million adults and

Prostitution is considered as the oldest profession on Earth. Sexual service in return for payment is called prostitution. Prostitution is a big issue effecting women, men, and children all over the world. This is a world-wide controversy and it is something that people are not comfortable talking about. The question is whether people who are involved in the sex industry are willing or are forced to do it. Our society has different points of view on this issue. Some people agree and want to legalize it; some people are strictly against it. Either way throughout our society people look at the work in sex industry as degrading work.

The 21st century has seen many changes in the worldviews of the global community. Different bodies campaign for the rights of people indulging in practices that the global society has seen as taboos for the last twenty centuries. These include the rights of same sex marriages, human cloning, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, and prostitution. This is because the society realizes that each individual has a right to choose his or her lifestyle in a democratic world. The legalization of prostitution raises a lot of controversy in the world today. Prostitution is an old practice in most countries, but few countries have legalized the practice to date. This paper discusses the controversy surrounding prostitution legalization, and supports the

“There is no clear boundary” between voluntary and involuntary prostitution says Janice Raymond of the University of Massachusetts.(341) Prostitution as the society knows the women that sell themselves on the street as, is presented as a debate around the world, whether it be legalized or not. In the article “Decriminalizing Prostitution” Sarah Glazer reports on the views people have towards prostitution in their cities. Many people have different opinions on this debate such as woman should not be allowed to sell themselves on the street for money because it is bad for the community and cause the woman to be harmed by strangers looking for a good time. Others argue against that opinion. Many people have different views on this topic for various reasons whether it be because they were involved in prostitution or seen prostitutes first hand.

Prostitution, the act of “providing or receiving sexual acts, between a prostitute and a client, in exchange for money or some other form of remuneration” (Hock 557). The idea of exchanging sex for valuables has been seen since the beginning of human society; the first reported data about prostitution was reported around 3000 B.C.E in one of the first known civilizations, Mesopotamia (Caraboi and Fierbinteanu 362). Also, prostitution is often referred to as “the world’s oldest profession.” Today, even though prostitution is illegal in most parts of the world, it is still prevalent worldwide with many different types of prostitutes and different ways to exchange sexual services for payment. An example of a type of prostitute is brothel workers; brothel workers work in “a house of prostitution,” a brothel, which are normally in areas where prostitution is not criminalized (Hock 560). Like prostitution, human trafficking has been around for thousands of years and is still present today.

Prostitution has frequently been touted as the world's oldest profession, for the simple fact that it has been prevalent in society for quite some time. In order to properly discuss the many social ramifications of this particular crime and possible ways for dealing with them, it is first necessary to define prostitution and to explore the reason why it is a crime. Prostitution is the exchange of money or monetary assets for sexual favors and pleasure. It is the paying for sex in all of its myriad facets, from conventional coitus to a number of lewd and arcane acts from which people derive pleasure. Prostitution is part of the sex industry, which includes legal business such as strip clubs (Weitzer 7). There are a couple of different reasons as to why exchanging money for sex is deemed illegal. One principle reason is that if it were legalized, it would be exceedingly difficult for the government to tax and to capitalize off it, which is one of the reasons in which marijuana is widely considered illegal. More importantly, however, prostitution is illegal because it promotes the objectification of women and their bodies, and inherently reduces the degree of parity between men and women in which the latter are viewed as things simply for the fulfillment of men's sexual desires. Additionally, there are a variety of noxious activities that accompany prostitution such as trafficking in which the will of another is subjected to someone else's.