It’s not only for the money: An analysis of adolescent versus adult entry into street prostitution
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2011
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Sociological Inquiry
Abstract
Numerous studies examine the causal factors of entrance into prostitution and find
economic marginalization, substance addiction, and interpersonal networks are common
reasons women enter the trade. However, we know less about the role that age of onset
plays in shaping female pathways into prostitution. Here, we build from insights into
previous research by analyzing not only entry pathways but also how age categories
are linked to time spent in the trade and whether the length of time in prostitution
exacts a greater ‘‘toll’’ on women. Drawing from the feminist and age of onset literatures,
we analyze 40 in-depth interviews with female street prostitutes from five U.S.
cities. Our results underscore the importance of age as an organizing feature of
women’s pathways into prostitution and the potential associated consequences of
working in this trade.
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domestic minor sex trafficking, child prostitution, qualitative research
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Cobbina, J. E., & Oselin, S. S. (2011). It’s not only for the money: An analysis of adolescent versus adult entry into street prostitution. Sociological Inquiry, 81(3), 310-332.
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jennifer_Cobbina/publication/51788922_It's_Not_Only_for_the_Money_An_Analysis_of_Adolescent_versus_Adult_Entry_into_Street_Prostitution/links/0deec5303997387e70000000/Its-Not-Only-for-the-Money-An-Analysis-of-Adolescent-versus-Adult-Entry-into-Street-Prostitution.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/11212/3552
http://hdl.handle.net/11212/3552