Commercialization of Sex
Commercialization of sex
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Outline I. A brief history of commercial sex II. The legal debate: To legalize or not? III. Society’s view on commercial sex * Proponents of commercial sex * Opponents of commercial sex IV. The pros and cons of commercial sex
ABSTRACT
In the past, sex was used mostly for reproduction. There has been an emerging trend where sex is used for none reproductive purposes. The use of sex for none reproductive purposes associated with monetary gains has come to be commonly known as commercial sex. Other people refer to it as prostitution. The aim of this proposal is to explore the various issues of commercial sex including history, society’s view on commercial sex, advantages, and disadvantages of commercial sex. Commercial sex is very wide field and cannot be sufficiently covered in one academic proposal. This proposal has limited itself to the aspect of female commercial sex workers (FCSWs), while briefly mentioning men who have sex with men (MSM). The proposal has been developed with secondary material mostly from journal articles and books.
Key words: commercial sex, commercial sex workers (CSWs), Men who have sex with men (MSM), unprotected anal intercourse (UAI)
Commercialization of sex
A brief history of commercial sex
Commercial sex, also known as, prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world. The Bible in the Old Testament has a record of prostitution in the story of Judah and Tamar (Gen: 38). According to Ellis (1936), the universal description of commercial sex as the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money is insufficient. Ellis (1936) is of the opinion that even women who get married to gain a home and a livelihood exchange their body for monetary gain. For the purpose of this proposal, commercial sex refers to the act of rendering, from the consumer’s perspective, none reproductive sex
Customer inserts His/her name
Customer inserts course grade
Institution
Outline I. A brief history of commercial sex II. The legal debate: To legalize or not? III. Society’s view on commercial sex * Proponents of commercial sex * Opponents of commercial sex IV. The pros and cons of commercial sex
ABSTRACT
In the past, sex was used mostly for reproduction. There has been an emerging trend where sex is used for none reproductive purposes. The use of sex for none reproductive purposes associated with monetary gains has come to be commonly known as commercial sex. Other people refer to it as prostitution. The aim of this proposal is to explore the various issues of commercial sex including history, society’s view on commercial sex, advantages, and disadvantages of commercial sex. Commercial sex is very wide field and cannot be sufficiently covered in one academic proposal. This proposal has limited itself to the aspect of female commercial sex workers (FCSWs), while briefly mentioning men who have sex with men (MSM). The proposal has been developed with secondary material mostly from journal articles and books.
Key words: commercial sex, commercial sex workers (CSWs), Men who have sex with men (MSM), unprotected anal intercourse (UAI)
Commercialization of sex
A brief history of commercial sex
Commercial sex, also known as, prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world. The Bible in the Old Testament has a record of prostitution in the story of Judah and Tamar (Gen: 38). According to Ellis (1936), the universal description of commercial sex as the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money is insufficient. Ellis (1936) is of the opinion that even women who get married to gain a home and a livelihood exchange their body for monetary gain. For the purpose of this proposal, commercial sex refers to the act of rendering, from the consumer’s perspective, none reproductive sex
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