It’s not only for the money: An analysis of adolescent versus adult entry into street prostitution

dc.contributor.authorCobbina, J. E., & Oselin, S. S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-28T20:12:20Z
dc.date.available2017-09-28T20:12:20Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractNumerous 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCobbina, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://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
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3552
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSociological Inquiryen_US
dc.subjectdomestic minor sex traffickingen_US
dc.subjectchild prostitutionen_US
dc.subjectqualitative researchen_US
dc.titleIt’s not only for the money: An analysis of adolescent versus adult entry into street prostitutionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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