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GENERATIONS OF SOCIAL THINKERS HAVE ASSUMED THAT ACCESS TO LEGITIMATE PAID EMPLOYMENT AND A DECLINE IN THE 'DOUBLE STANDARD' WOULD ELIMINATE THE REASONS BEHIND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN PROSTITUTION. YET IN BOTH THE DEVELOPING WORLD AND IN POSTINDUSTRIAL CITIES OF THE WEST...
Research Question: How have the meaning and the form of prostitution changed in the post-industrial era? How did material structure affect the change? How should prostitution be understood?
Research Answer: At the center of prostitution in post-industrial era is the “bounded authenticity”, a term which indicates that via prostitution not only sexual but also emotional relation is built during the service (but removed as soon as it ends). Such changes were made due to many material aspects of contemporary era, e.g. globalization, information technology, urbanization, and so on.