PROSTITUTION

And, what's more, this 'precious' body, the very same that is hooted and honked at,
demeaned both in daily life as well as in ever existing form of media, harassed, molested, raped, and,
if all that wasn't enough, is forever poked and prodded and weighed and constantly wrong for eating
too much, eating too little, a million details which all point to the solitary girl, to EVERY solitary girl,
and say: Destroy yourself is the famous quotes said by the great Emilie Autumn. Malaysia had been
categorized as a third world country that had received the rapid growth in the socioeconomic and
advance technologies. This globalization had made the world become smaller that all the information
could be obtained easily by just clicking on the computers. World that without any barriers allows the
cultures from other countries easily influence the Malaysian especially the youths. One of the oldest
cultures which does influence Malaysia and legally happened in our country in prostitution.
What is prostitution? Prostitution business or practice of providing sexual services to another
person in return for payment. Prostitution is frequently called the world's oldest profession. Actually
the profession of "shaman" predates it by thousands of years. 16
th
to 17
th
, prostitution begun with sole
women allowed singing in public or acting in theatrical performances. 18th century, prostitution
practiced in India during the British soldiers frequently visited local Indian notch dancers. Then, on
19
th
-21
st
century, prostitution widely legalised and developed.
There are several factors of prostitution why women are involving in prostitution and how
this social ill became one of the major social problems in our planet? The first factor is government
role. Government was failed to play their role to prevent this social ill. In some country, the
government legalised prostitution to contribute their economy level. It is completely legal and
regulated within 22 countries. Austria, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Switzerland, Mexico and
Columbia are example of countries which is legalised prostitution. This is how other countries were
influenced prostitution.
Second factor is drug influence. Drugs such as Heroin, Morphine, Candu, ganja,
amphetamine, barbiturate, , and cocaine are frequently used and others are primarily through
prostitution. Some receive money for the sex, which is then used to pay for drugs. Others, sometimes
called strawberries, receive the drug directly in trade for sex. Those drug addicted prostitutes most
commonly take part in street prostitution,. However, drugs and prostitution are increasingly becoming
connected in urban areas in the developing world, for example in urban areas in Karachi and
Thailand.
Early sexual history also clarifies into factors of prostitution. Rape case which occurred cause
victim becoming lost spirit and despair to survive . As such, most of they will be looked upon poorly
by society, then victim take short cut becoming prostitute in order to release stress undergone. Same
with father treatment, mother or sibling namely incest also contributes to occurrence of prostitution
activity in Malaysia and Asia. That incident cause lost victim belief to family member, past involves
self in prostitution. The analysis of these data on early sexual history concentrates on abusive sexual
experiences such as incest and rape .
Next, mass media role. Apart from that factor which resulted occurrence of prostitution
activity was, mass media. Flooded pornographic films, love scene in some films and magazine such as
playboy, mastika magazines had given great contribution in prostitution case increase in this world.
Lastly, humans are following their friends footsteps. Friends influence also one of the
factors. Friends' influence is their cause involved inside prostitution arena at first to seek out easy
money. The Sex Workers or prostitute ensures high payment especially for young girl that does not
educated. Other factors bring about prostitution also is poverty factor which resulted mother or single
father looking for an easy way to change poverty status experienced by them. Besides that, for single
mothers with possess child, it is simplest save time and payment relatively high factory job or other
service sector. Due to this, those factors had contributed to prostitution activity increase in our planet.
This was necessary problem overcame because that social phenomenon would result occurrence of
variety to government problem.