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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > crimes in America > sociology of prostitution

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sociology of prostitution  

Definition

  • At its simplest, prostitution is the sale of sexual services to a buyer for payment, goods, or services. Prostitution is illegal in the United States, with the exception of 12 Nevada counties: Churchill, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, and White Pine. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Prostitution, Sociology of]

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