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Sex Trade in Canada
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/14/2011

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Term
prostitution
Definition
the sale of sexual services (of oneself or another) for money or goods, and without emotional attachment. Referred to as the worlds oldest profession. According to some analysts, it has recently become industrialized, normalized and globalized.
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Levels of Prostitution
Definition
Escort Prostitutes: higher fees, more selective in working conditions and customers
Hustlers: work out of nightclubs, bars, stripjoints.
House Prostitutes: brothels, money goes to owner (pimp)
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Functionalist view
Definition
Provides people with
1)quick, impersonal sexual gratification with no emotional attachment
2)a sexual outlet for those without ongoing sexual relationships
3) the opportunity to engage in non-traditional sexual practices
4)protection for the family as a social institution
5) jobs for people with no traditional job skills
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social control
Definition
the systematic practices developed by social groups to encourage conformity and discourage deviance
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Victimless crime
Definition
a crime that many people believe has no real victim because it involves willing participants in an economic exchange
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Victimless crime
Definition
a crime that many people believe has no real victim because it involves willing participants in an economic exchange
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