Exam 2 Study Guide

1. Prostitutes: bottom rung are “street walkers-” they are the most likely to be raped/robbed assaulted, they work 5 days/week, mostly do fellatio (intercourse is less than ¼ of the time); middle class is made of brothel workers (i.e. Mustang Ranch)- think of Nevada…they have legal prostitution…also think of massage parlors that hide their real agendas! The upper echelon of prostitution includes “call girls,” “chorus girls,” and “keps”- they are normally educated and beautiful and can earn 100-250 or 500-2500 dollars a night…they often work through contracts/services or referrals…they are often on contract by the month with payment in tuition or gifts…this leads to a much more long-term economic relationship

MALES: they are young and often have street culture; known as “chickens” or “pimps” and are chased by “chicken hawks” (straight men); within the gay culture, they work clubs and bars which provide an anonymous environment for married men (bathrooms and cars)…study of license plates with men in the bathroom?; there are also places like Bugis street in Singapore- market in the daytime, transsexual nuttiness at night

2. Well… Kinsey noted that 69% of all males had been to a prostitute, but in 1994, 17% of males and 2% of females had been to one; within males, half are occasional customers, half are repeaters; 40% are married, and 90% of those said that their wives had no idea; in Atlanta, the average age was 35 and 54% were white, 40% were black
3. sexual addiction has such characteristics as sexual risk taking, obsessional quality with prostitues and pornography, excessive masturbation; Carnes (1983) defined it was 1) secret, 2) abusive to self or others, and 3) used to avoid pain; it’s almost NEVER about emotional connections; one can be preoccupied (sex all the time), compulsive (beyond control), ritualized (patterns), or in despair (feeling the guilt)
4. EFFECTS: pragmatism vs. ?, self interest over values, sexuality of powerful men, compulsive sexuality, sexuality and sexual aggressiveness of young women, sexual harassment is much more murky, adultery in American families, kidding each other about what is or is not unfaithful or non-monogamous, an appetite to be voyeurs ourselves