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
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Content: Examples of procuring include: trafficking a person into a country for the purpose of soliciting sex
operating a prostitution business
transporting a prostitute to the location of their arrangement
deriving financial gain from the prostitution of another. Clients
Main article: Client (prostitution)
Clients of prostitutes, most often men by prevalence, are sometimes known as johns or tricks in North America and punters in Britain and Ireland. These slang terms are used among both prostitutes and law enforcement for persons who solicit prostitutes. The term john may have originated from the frequent customer practice of giving one's name as "John", a common name in English-speaking countries, in an effort to maintain anonymity. In some places, men who drive around red-light districts for the purpose of soliciting prostitutes are also known as kerb crawlers . Female clients of prostitutes are sometimes referred to as janes or sugar mamas. Other meanings
The word "prostitution" can also be used metaphorically to mean debasing oneself or working towards an unworthy cause or "selling out". In this sense, "prostituting oneself" or "whoring oneself" the services or acts performed are typically not sexual.