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The big debate: Legalization of prostitution
Noor Zaidi
Introduction to anthropology, sociology and psychology
HSP3MI
Mr. Burgar
Monday June 1st 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
PROTECTION AND CHOICE OF WOMEN
EXPANSION OF SEX INDUSTRY
INCREASE TRAFFICKING AND CHILD PROSTITUTION
CONCLUSION
WORK CITED
INTRODUCTION:
Prostitution, The use of sex in the exchange of money has been cited as the worlds oldest and the most controversial professions. Prostitution is believed to have been first developed in Mesopotamia. From there it slowly spread into surrounding cultures in Egypt, Greece and India, there were some counties that developed it independently (Ringdal, 7). Prostitution is a complex profession because it has to be learned, anthropologists believe that it is spread through cultural diffusion (Ringdal, 7). During Mesopotamia the idea of prostitution was for all women, this has changed little by little over time, by the time of Judah prostitution were widows, orphans, freed slaves, servant girls and disobedient runaway daughters (Ringdal, 19). Prostitution was and has always been a private matter. It isn’t talked about openly and took place away from the tribal areas. It was and has always been a symbol of sin in all cultures (Ringdal, 56). A woman, who once enters into the life of prostitution, can never again join the society, because without thinking of the causes and reasoning of her decisions the society...
The big debate: Legalization of prostitution
Noor Zaidi
Introduction to anthropology, sociology and psychology
HSP3MI
Mr. Burgar
Monday June 1st 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
PROTECTION AND CHOICE OF WOMEN
EXPANSION OF SEX INDUSTRY
INCREASE TRAFFICKING AND CHILD PROSTITUTION
CONCLUSION
WORK CITED
INTRODUCTION:
Prostitution, The use of sex in the exchange of money has been cited as the worlds oldest and the most controversial professions. Prostitution is believed to have been first developed in Mesopotamia. From there it slowly spread into surrounding cultures in Egypt, Greece and India, there were some counties that developed it independently (Ringdal, 7). Prostitution is a complex profession because it has to be learned, anthropologists believe that it is spread through cultural diffusion (Ringdal, 7). During Mesopotamia the idea of prostitution was for all women, this has changed little by little over time, by the time of Judah prostitution were widows, orphans, freed slaves, servant girls and disobedient runaway daughters (Ringdal, 19). Prostitution was and has always been a private matter. It isn’t talked about openly and took place away from the tribal areas. It was and has always been a symbol of sin in all cultures (Ringdal, 56). A woman, who once enters into the life of prostitution, can never again join the society, because without thinking of the causes and reasoning of her decisions the society...