Legalizing Prostitution in Britain
Apparently if you go back through history, as far back as you can, as
far back as we have records, you will find evidence of people selling
sex for personal gain. It seems that prostitution has been around for
a very long time and that the sex industry was thriving at least a few
thousand years before the Industrial Revolution; a good deal longer
than it's name suggests. So, it comes as no shock to discover that,
many people consider prostitution to be the oldest profession in the
world and that in some ancient civilisations the sex trade positively
flourished. According to Claudine Dauphin, "Graeco-Roman domestic
sexuality rested on a triad: the wife, the concubine and the
courtesan", and this would have been the case for many centuries to
come but, as she goes on to say, "the advent of Christianity upset
this delicate equilibrium". However, although prostitution may have
existed in most or every human culture in the past, it hasn't always
been tolerated. It has been repressed, criminalized and, for many
different reasons, fought against in many different societies.
Prostitution has been blamed for the spread of disease, vice, crime
and more simply for being against God's will.
But such reasons make poor arguments. Any of them could be shown to be
consequences of the illegality and repression of prostitution. In a
society such as ours in Britain that prides itself so heavily on the
principle of democracy and personal freedom, and isn't ruled by a
single religion, why should it be deemed immoral? Also, none of them
disprove the idea that if people are allowed to sell their bodies in
various oth...
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... barrier between sex and commerce, especially in Britain. People view
sex as special, with more dignity perhaps, and as a result want to
protect it. But there is another more fundamental reason for which,
alone, prostitutes will never be accepted in society: Desmond Morris
wrote, "Although they provide a valuable sexual service they also
encourage pair-bond betrayal, and this will forever cloud their
image." Maybe so, but isn't legalization not just about acceptance,
more importantly, is it not about protecting prostitutes?
Bibliography:
Dauphin, Claudine - Brothels, Baths and Babes Prostitution in the
Byzantine Holy Land - www.ucd.ie/classics/96/Dauphin96.html
Hughes, Donna M. - Making the Harm Visible -
www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/mhvlegal.html
Morris, Desmond - The Human Sexes - Network Books - 1997
... increased, men became more involved in the sex industry. From the case of Helen Jewett and Robert P. Robinson, a new image of prostitution was created, as well as the new sporting man culture. Prostitution was not unique to women, for subcultures of male prostitutes and homosexuals existed. In the sex community, women formed support networks with one another, creating sisterhoods. As the years progressed, sex became more integrated into popular culture and public space, accessible to all classes of New Yorkers. Police and politics were often ineffective with handling prostitution, and often time’s police officers were handsomely paid off by well-known establishments; vigilantism was a result of this inadequate policing. Finally, in the late 1900s, Charles Henry Parkhurst led the most popular anti-prostitution campaign, resulting in the decline in the sex industry.
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Prostitution is an issue that has been around for centuries. Many have tried to legalize prostitution, not only for themselves, but for the country. Back in 2004, Berkeley, California tried to legalize prostitution, but didn't have much of a success with only 36 percent of the votes.
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Prostitution has been as issue in many societies around the world for almost all of recorded history. There has been evidence of brothels and prostitution dating far back into human history. Many different societies have different views, ideals, and reservation about the matter. Some cultures around the world view it as a necessary evil for people who need to support themselves and their families. Others view it as morally evil and socially destructive; helping to rot our society from the inside out. Even still there are cultures who don’t view it as evil at all and even a normal part of life. A person’s view on the act is formed largely based on the culture they are living in. Even sub cultures inside of larger one can have different view on the matter, such as religious groups that denounce it, to some groups in the same culture that say it is okay. Even the gauge of how industrialized a country can determine how that culture views prostitution, with many third world countries being more lenient on the matter, and many first world countries being much more strict on the matter, such as the some of the countries in Europe and also the United States.
Prostitution is a job type that can be consider illegal in many countries. The biggest reason for prostitution or people driven to prostitution because of their low-income situation they are in or lack of education they have. Prostitution is known as “the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relationship for money or goods.” (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, 2007) With prostitution being illegal it is still practiced around the world especially for people who have low access to every day needs. According to the textbook You May Ask Yourself the definition of functionalism is “the theory that various social institutions and processes in society exist to serve some important (or necessary) function to keep society running.” (Conley
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Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in the world, however, many states in the U.S. outlaw it. The textbook definition of prostitution is the "act or practice of engaging in sexual acts for money" ("Prostitution," Macmillan 805). Nevada is the first in the United States to legalize prostitution. Although the long term effects of legalized prostitution is uncertain, the short term effects have been economically beneficial. Prostitution should be legalized because not only could it financially benefit the country, but it could also reduce crime.
Prostitution is considered to be the oldest profession in the world. Many people support the idea of legalizing prostitution, while others do not. This controversial debate has been ongoing since the beginning of time. I desire to take a stand on the value of human worth, which is why I oppose the legalization of prostitution between consenting adults in our State.