Over the years, the concept of prostitution had been
going through nomenclatural metamorphoses. Under the auspices of sex workers
activists, the term prostitution was replaced by the name “commercial sex” and
“prostitutes” referred to as “sex workers”. The word prostitution is derived
from the Latin word prostituere meaning: pro (up-front) and stituere
(offer for sale) (Tyoanande & Samson, 2014). Therefore, prostitute is
someone who publicly offers his or her body for sale.
going through nomenclatural metamorphoses. Under the auspices of sex workers
activists, the term prostitution was replaced by the name “commercial sex” and
“prostitutes” referred to as “sex workers”. The word prostitution is derived
from the Latin word prostituere meaning: pro (up-front) and stituere
(offer for sale) (Tyoanande & Samson, 2014). Therefore, prostitute is
someone who publicly offers his or her body for sale.
Siegel (2008) defined prostitution as granting
non-marital sexual access, established by mutual agreement of the prostitutes,
their clients, and their employers, for remuneration. This definition is
gender-neutral because prostitutes can be straight or gay and male or female.
non-marital sexual access, established by mutual agreement of the prostitutes,
their clients, and their employers, for remuneration. This definition is
gender-neutral because prostitutes can be straight or gay and male or female.
Bretzlaff (2008) described prostitutes in a
sociological context as “street-level sex workers” whose activities are similar
to any other service industry. He further stated that prostitution occurs in a
variety of ways, such as full time prostitution, part time prostitution (people
who engage in legitimate business in the
day time and go into prostitution at night) while some indulge in it as an
auxiliary service.
sociological context as “street-level sex workers” whose activities are similar
to any other service industry. He further stated that prostitution occurs in a
variety of ways, such as full time prostitution, part time prostitution (people
who engage in legitimate business in the
day time and go into prostitution at night) while some indulge in it as an
auxiliary service.
The pattern of commercial sex work is rapidly
changing over the years. Sex tourism generates revenue to developing countries
that host tourists. It also provides great financial profits to the sex workers.
Sex services are not only offered by prostitutes in brothels or in city
streets, but there are now sex clubs, internet sex, other transnational sex
businesses and in the form of engaging in a relationships with several partners
at the same time for material gains while pretending to be living a normal life
(Siegel & Senna, 2014).
changing over the years. Sex tourism generates revenue to developing countries
that host tourists. It also provides great financial profits to the sex workers.
Sex services are not only offered by prostitutes in brothels or in city
streets, but there are now sex clubs, internet sex, other transnational sex
businesses and in the form of engaging in a relationships with several partners
at the same time for material gains while pretending to be living a normal life
(Siegel & Senna, 2014).
