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The Prostitution Industry A prostitute is defined by the Oxford modernistic Learners Dictionary as a person who offers herself / himself for sexual intercourse for money. Legally, prostitution is the sale of sexual services. The services may consist of any(prenominal) sexual acts, including those which do not involve copulation. While payment may be any nonsexual consideration, most commonly it is in the institute of money. In what seems to be a world historical pattern, an upsurge in prostitution followed the effects of urbanization and wage labor. In Africa and Latin America this trend was heightened by industrial development, which greatly accelerated extensive displacement of people from traditional kinship ties. Women often supplemented their low wages with occasional prostitution, or, in the absence of employment, sour to prostitution as full-time work.Although a persistent phenomenon throughout human history, it remains difficult to view prostitution in an objecti ve light as various cultures have alternately tried to ban it on religious or moralistic grounds, or stigmatize it under a dont-ask-dont-tell break of veneer which was a barely-tolerated but necessary evil of society. It is interesting to note that despite an increasingly secularized attitude towards sexual relationships, as seen in societys increasing tolerance of homosexuality or pre-marital sex, prostitution retains much of its social stigma. TYPES OF PROSTITUTIONStreet prostitution is the most common form of prostitution. It occurs when the prostitute solicits customers enchantment waiting at street corners or walking alongside a street normally dressed in skimpy, suggestive clothing. This can be seen on Koinage Street in Nairobi. A variation of this is where prostitution is more open and solicitation is done at bars. Examples of this in Kenya can be seen at Florida 2000, novel Green on Latema Road and Sabina Joy Bar and restaurant.Brothels are establishments specifically dedicated to prostitution and are usually confined to red-light districts in big cities. The clients usually go to these brothels to get sexual services. Escort or out-call prostitution often shelters under the umbrella of escort agencies, who supply attractive escorts for social occasions. In this form of prostitution the customer calls/contacts an agency and the act takes place at the clients... ... who enter into prostitution. The prostitutes who enter the profession as a means of survival sometimes have no other option. But, if they have access to funds from micro-finance institutions, they may be able to start up small businesses to sustain their livelihood. REFERENCES Ferrell et al. Business morals Ethical Decision Making and Cases, 6th Ed. (Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005) Snow Joyce, The Prostitutes Collective of Victoria. The Age, 28th Feb. 1999 Brothel Boom The Asian Connection, Sydney. Morning Herald, thirty-first Aug. 1999 Liberator, Mark (Dec 21 st 2004). Legalized Prostitution Regulating the Oldest Profession. lendable at http//www.liberator.net/articles/prostitution.html Laubenfels de, John (Aug 20th 2002). Defending Prostitution. Available at http//www.strike-the-root.com/columns/deLaubenfels/delaubenfels25.html The Economist (Sep 2nd 2004). Sex is their Business. Available at http//www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3151258 Karuoya Njoki, The Nation, 18th Dec., 1999 Davis Karin, Associated Press, 18th Nov. 1997 Kwamechetsi Makokha, The Nation, 20th Oct. 2000