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Title: Historical Aspects Of Prostitution
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June 22, 2000 |
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The looming threat of starvation propelled some, if not most into a life of prostitution.
Economic factors have been emphasized for a long time when people try to explain why some women became prostitutes:
The hypothesis that many or most prostitutes are forced into ‘the life’ by poverty (want of essentials) supplanted an earlier, also economic, theory that women entered “the life” mainly because of “luxuriousness” (want of luxuries)... Showed first 250 characters
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Of course, it has always been recognized that some women become prostitutes for one reason, some for another. We speak here of a predominant motivation. (Masters)
In 1858, there was a study of two thousand prostitutes in New York House of Correction on Blackwell Island conducted by Sanger that found only fifteen percent of the prostitutes said they were ‘seduced’ into a life of prostitution... Showed next 250 characters
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