1. Question: What is sexual deviance ?

2. Commonly believed sexual deviance
Examples:
Promiscuity
Sex between an unmarried individual and an excessive number of partners.
Extramarital Sex
25% of married men and 15% of married women admit to ever having an affair.

3. Commonly believed sexual deviance
Cybersex
Sexual activity conducted via the Internet.
Sexting
Strip clubs

4. Prostitution
Paid sexual relation between the prostitute and his or her client.
Offer a variety of services, including
Fellatio – oral stimulation of the male genitalia
Cunnilingus – oral stimulation of the female genitalia

5. Physical Problems Faced by Prostitutes
Venereal disease Chronic pelvis congestion AIDS

6. Physical Problems Faced by Prostitutes
Physical abuse:
Customer
Husband or boyfriend
Pimp

7. Psychological and Emotional Problems Faced by Prostitutes
The contradiction between the value of sexual fulfillment and the role of the prostitute. Value of human dignity.

8. Psychological and Emotional Problems Faced by Prostitutes
Seeking refuge in drugs. Attempted suicide rate is high. High rate of emotional problems.

9. Contributing Factors Social Structural Factors
Helps explain why men seek prostitutes and why women enter into the life.

10. Social Structural Factors
Rejection of non-marital sex. No open discussion of sex.

11. Social Psychological Factors
The Prostitute Comes from a low position in the stratification system. Has little education. Has few job skills.

12. Social Psychological Factors
Economic necessity. Background of disturbed family experiences. Participates in groups with norms that accept prostitution.

13. Pornography, Erotica, & Obscenity
Pornography: literature, art, or films that are sexually arousing. Erotica: sexually arousing materials that are not degrading or demeaning to adults or children. Obscenity: materials that are offensive by generally accepted standards of decency.