Analyzing Social Behavior: Prostitution

Prostitution is said to be the world's oldest profession. People say prostitutes are there because of necessity, and some say choice, opinions varies. I am sure that the reason one enters this way of life is different from that of someone looking in on the situation. Most people would probably say that they have a choice to do what they do. And yes, most people do have a choice to some extent. When looking at …

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