History of Prostitution - Sex for Sale – A Psychology Course Section in Human Sexuality

Topic: History of Prostitution - Sex for Sale – A Psychology Course Section in Human Sexuality

Often called the world’s oldest profession, prostitution has been common since ancient times (Ringdal, 2004). Prostitutes engage in partnered sexual activity or sexualized interactions in return for money, material gifts, or some other form of payment.

Prostitution was also common in the United States through the nineteenth century (Bullough & Bullough, 1987). Poor women became prostitutes because it provided a source of income at a time when they had few other options for jobs.

Some prostitutes worked for themselves on streets and in hotels and other establishments, and other prostitutes worked in legal brothels in many US cities. Estimates of the number of prostitutes in the United States range widely between 70,000 and 500,000. Streetwalkers comprise about one-fifth of all prostitutes.

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