There are wildly varying estimates available about the scale of the prostitution industry in the world today, although most of these are not obtained by any scientific method. There is, however, general agreement that prostitution is widespread, even...

. Prostitution was not an important social phenomenon in France until the urban revival of the high Middle Ages, when the use of the term meretrix publica allowed the clear distinction of the professional prostitute from the privately...

A woman who might be described in the third person as a prostitute is unlikely to be called ‘you prostitute’ in direct address. ‘You whore’, making use of the rather more old-fashioned term, would be the more likely expression....

To Shakespeare, who uses this word vocatively in, e.g. Hamlet, The Winter’s Tale, Othello, ‘strumpet’ meant a prostitute. It is doubtful if a modern woman would understand it in that sense. She would think it a very old-fashioned...

Prostitution is sexual activity in exchange for remuneration. The legal status of prostitution varies in different countries, from punishable by death to complete legality. The term is also used more loosely to indicate someone who engages in sexual...

Questionnaires gathered from men arrested while trying to hire female prostitutes in three Western cities indicate that the desire for fellatio is an important reason clients seek female prostitutes. Respondents were more likely to select fellatio than any other practice when asked which...

To stem prostitution, Detroit may put customers on television By ERIK LORDS Knight Ridder News Service Sunday, November 17, 2002 Detroit -- People convicted of soliciting prostitutes in Detroit might soon find themselves exposed -- on public-access TV. Wayne County...

Police investigating the deaths of three prostitutes whose bodies were found a few miles apart in rural eastern England said Monday they were concerned about two other women reported missing in the same area _ raising fears that a serial killer may be on the...

In an effort to bring prostitutes into the legal economy, officials said Monday that Hungary will allow sex workers to apply for an entrepreneur's permit _ a move that could generate government revenues from an industry worth an estimated $1 billion annually.Human rights groups often...

Discusses the social issue of prostitution. Explores the history of prostitution. Debates the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution.

This essay is about prostitution during the 19th Century.

Essay provides a look at the effects of legalizing prostitution.