@article{ref1,
title="Early Sexual Experiences and Prostitution",
journal="American journal of psychiatry",
year="1977",
author="James, J. and Meyerding, J.",
volume="134",
number="12",
pages="1381-1385",
abstract="The authors compared several aspects of early sexual experience found in two earlier studies of prostitutes with results of research on &quot;normal&quot; women. The prostitutes had in common many negative experiences not found or found less often in other populations of young women. These include incestuous and/or coerced sex, lack parental guidance, intercouse at a young age, and few or no meaningful relationships with males. These women had discovered that sex could lead to a kind of status, even though that status is negatively labeled by the wider culture. In a society that values women on the basis of their sexuality, a woman who views herself as &quot;debased&quot; may see prostitution as a viable alternative--perhaps the only alternative. (Abstract Adapted from Source: American Journal of Psychiatry, 1977. Copyright © 1977 by American Psychiatric Publishing)Prostitution CausesAdult ProstitutionJuvenile Sexual ActivityChild Abuse EffectsChild Abuse VictimChild Sexual Abuse VictimChild Sexual Abuse EffectsDomestic Violence EffectsDomestic Violence VictimIncest EffectsIncest VictimSexual Assault EffectsSexual Assault Victim01-03<p />",
language="en",
issn="0002-953X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}