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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > sexual activity > prostitution > economics of prostitution
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > physical and biological development > sexual activity > prostitution > economics of prostitution
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > crimes against persons > sex offenses > prostitution > economics of prostitution
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > public order offenses > prostitution > economics of prostitution

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economics of prostitution  

Definition

  • To most people, prostitution would seem to have obvious economic dimensions in that it involves the exchange of money for the sale of one's body to another. There is a great diversity of statutory provisions on the subject. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Prostitution, Economics Of]

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