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Prostitution: An Independent Business Or A Societal Downfall?, Jaclyn Toop
Prostitution: An Independent Business Or A Societal Downfall?, Jaclyn Toop
Honors Theses
This thesis breaks down the subject of prostitution to be examined by four smaller categories: the history of prostitution, the pros and cons of current legislation surrounding prostitution, the effects of the media’s portrayal on society, and a comparison of abortion as a similar issue. While society may have a current notion of prostitution, this thesis would like to examine the idea of prostitution as an independently run business under government regulation in hopes of recognizing the positive effects it would have upon sex workers. Through the use of surveys distributed to a number of students at a small liberal …