History of prostitution

Prostitution has been practiced throughout ancient and modern cultures.^[1]^[2] Prostitution has been described as "the world's oldest profession".^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Jenness, Valerie (1990). "From Sex as Sin to Sex as Work: COYOTE and the Reorganization of Prostitution as a Social Problem", Social Problems, 37(3), 403-420. "[P]rostitution has existed in every society for which there are written records"
^ Bullough & Bullough 1978.
^ "A Few Thoughts on Prostitution: "The World's Oldest Profession"". Wesley Schroeder. 2017-09-29. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ Strong, Anise K. (2016). "Prostitutes and matrons in the urban landscape". Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 142–170. doi:10.1017/CBO9781316563083.007. ISBN 9781316563083.
^ Keegan, Anne (1974). "World's oldest profession has the night off", Chicago Tribune, July 10. New World Encyclopedia

[1] Jenness, Valerie (1990). "From Sex as Sin to Sex as Work: COYOTE and the Reorganization of Prostitution as a Social Problem", Social Problems, 37(3), 403-420. "[P]rostitution has existed in every society for which there are written records"

[FOOTNOTEBulloughBullough1978-2] Bullough & Bullough 1978.

[3] "A Few Thoughts on Prostitution: "The World's Oldest Profession"". Wesley Schroeder. 2017-09-29. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

[Strong_2016-4] Strong, Anise K. (2016). "Prostitutes and matrons in the urban landscape". Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 142–170. doi:10.1017/CBO9781316563083.007. ISBN 9781316563083.

[5] Keegan, Anne (1974). "World's oldest profession has the night off", Chicago Tribune, July 10. New World Encyclopedia

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