Prostitution
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Prostitution
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107626
- info:lc/authorities/sh85107626
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85107626#concept
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Variants
- Female prostitution
- Hustling (Prostitution)
- Prostitution, Female
- Sex trade (Prostitution)
- Sex work (Prostitution)
- Street prostitution
- Trade, Sex (Prostitution)
- White slave traffic
- White slavery
- Work, Sex (Prostitution)
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Sources
- found: Street prostitution in our cities, c1983.
- found: Sheehy, G. Hustling : prostitution in our wide open society, 1973.
- found: Wikipedia, Mar. 3, 2008: Prostitution (Prostitution is sexual activity in exchange for remuneration; correctly or not, prostitute without specifying a gender is commonly assumed to be female; sex work; sex trade; in Canada, prostitution and sex work is also known as the sex trade (or sex-trade)) Hustling (Hustling is the deceptive act of disguising one's skill in a sport or game with the intent of luring someone of probably lesser skill into gambling (or gambling for higher than current stakes) with the hustler, as a form of confidence trick; most commonly associated with pool (and to an extent other billiards-family games), but also can be performed with regard to other sports and gambling activities)
LC Classification
- HQ101-HQ440
Change Notes
- 2006-06-14: new
- 2008-09-26: revised
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