Title: Prostitution - Wikipedia
Headings: Prostitution
Prostitution
Contents
Etymology and terminology
General
Procuring
Clients
Other meanings
History
Ancient Near East
Ancient Hebrew culture
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Asia
Middle Ages
16th–17th centuries
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
Economics
Laws
Attitudes
Legality
Advertising
Socio-economic issues
Illegal immigration
Survival sex
Use of children
Among the elderly
Violence
Sex trafficking
Illicit uses
Types
Street
Window prostitution
Brothels
Escorts
Sex tourism
Virtual sex
Prevalence
Medical situation
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Content: Estimates place the annual revenue generated by prostitution worldwide to be over $100 billion. The majority of prostitutes are female and have male clients. The position of prostitution and the law varies widely worldwide, reflecting differing opinions. Some view prostitution as a form of exploitation of or violence against women, and children, that helps to create a supply of victims for human trafficking. Some critics of prostitution as an institution are supporters of the " Nordic model ", which decriminalizes the act of selling sex, but makes the purchase of sex illegal. This approach has also been adopted by Canada, Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, France and Sweden. Others view sex work as a legitimate occupation, whereby a person trades or exchanges sexual acts for money. Amnesty International is one of the notable groups calling for the decriminalization of prostitution. Contents
1 Etymology and terminology
1.1 General
1.2 Procuring
1.3 Clients
1.4 Other meanings
2 History
2.1 Ancient Near East
2.2 Ancient Hebrew culture
2.3 Ancient Greece
2.4 Ancient Rome
2.5 Asia
2.6 Middle Ages
2.7 16th–17th centuries
2.8 18th century
2.9 19th century
2.10 20th century
2.11 21st century
3 Economics
4 Laws
4.1 Attitudes
4.2 Legality
4.3 Advertising
5 Socio-economic issues
5.1 Illegal immigration
5.2 Survival sex
5.3 Use of children
5.4 Among the elderly
5.5 Violence
5.6 Sex trafficking
5.7 Illicit uses
6 Types
6.1 Street
6.2 Window prostitution
6.3 Brothels
6.4 Escorts
6.5 Sex tourism
6.6 Virtual sex
7 Prevalence
8 Medical situation
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Etymology and terminology
General
Prostitute c.1890
Prostitute is derived from the Latin prostituta. Some sources cite the verb as a composition of " pro " meaning "up front" or "forward" and " stituere ", defined as "to offer up for sale".