why is prostitution increasing among teenagers?
I personally believe that why is prostitution increasing among teenagers is due to the "I" factor. What do i mean by the "I" factor? It simply means how does an individual evaluate him or herself. Do they respect themselves as in not defying their body by carrying out sinful acts or do they fall into the wiles of the devil and get succumbed to this filthy act which only leads to destruction. It's a choice or basically a stand you take because temptation is so great out there in the world. One's it gets a whole of you its the end of you. As humans we are not all perfect because we have our ups and downs and highs and lows but it is very important how do we perceive the challenges which are ahead of us.
POSTED BY aLLy gURl.
Several factors are influencing its increasing rate in the society. Among these is poverty of parents and guardians, which usually leads to frustration of children. When female children cannot afford their basic needs, they resort to prostitution as a way out.
ReplyDeletePeer influence also encourages it. In many educational institutions today, many innocent female students are lured into it by their colleagues. Those that feel indisposed to it are treated as usually treated as ‘outcasts’.
The preponderance of nude and sexy films in the society, leaves much to be desired. Today, many blue films are shown on television screen, in cinema houses and even sold at the open market. Many innocent youths watch these films to master the pedagogy of the menace.
Trafficking of female children by influential individuals in the society goes a long way in encouraging it. Many innocent female children are deceived and exported to foreign countries by child traffickers under the pretext of securing employment for them.
The issue of broken home encourages it. When there is conflict at the home setting to the extent that the couple becomes separated, the children are let loose and thus suffer inadequate parental control. Consequently, the females among them can resort to it for their sustenance.
Inability of parents and guardians to give proper moral training to their children is another factor of interest. ‘Charity begins at home’, so goes the adage. Many prostitutes in the society today inherited the trait from their parents or guardians.
The issue of unemployment of graduates of educational institutions plays notable role in the spread of the menace. Many graduates of institutions have resorted to prostitution as a means of survival.
The influence of wealthy individuals in the society cannot be underestimated. At social gatherings, many female students of tertiary institutions are used as ushers and accomplices. They are easily wooed by the ‘sugar daddies’ and thus lured into prostitution. Money and material gifts are usually given to such students as rewards.
The role of institutions of learning in the spread of prostitution is significant and worthy of mention. Today, some teachers and lecturers are into immoral relationship with female students. Such students do transfer their experience to the society to become professional prostitutes after graduation.
The effects of prostution cannot be overemphasized. The menace is contributing to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases like Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Syphilis, Gonorrhea and others. Through these diseases, many lives that could have been useful to their nations had been lost.
Many funds are usually committed to the control of the sexually transmitted diseases by government. Such money could be better spent on the provision of basic amenities for the citizens.
The issue corrupts younger ones in he society. Many youths are into it because of what they observed among the elders. The menace also affects the image of a nation. Today, countries that encourage it are treated as ‘pariah’ among the comity of nations.
Prostitution causes emotional depression of those involved in it. They usually see themselves as inferior and outcast in the society. Many homes had been broken through it. When the wife is involved in it, conflicts usually resort, which can end in broken home.
To curb prostitution in the society, parents and guardians should be alive to their responsibilities by giving proper moral training to their children; government should make laws against it; those involved in it should be arrested, tried and convicted to serve as deterrent to others; government should make live more meaningful for the people by providing employment for graduates of educational institutions and further improve the economy.
by the way guys..i think the most dominant factor which increases the rate of prostitution is due to state of being poor. People need food to live, and some of them would go to an extend of engulfing themselves into the pit of prostitution to acquire money for living.
ReplyDeleteYes, poverty is indeed the dominant factor in triggering the proliferation of this sinful activity. There's a saying that goes man would do anything for money. A teenager especially is often the victim who is tricked into prostitution with guarantees of decent job opportunities in the city by a complete stranger with complete assuarance. However the teenager is later forced to work as a prostitute because completely under the charge of the stranger.
ReplyDeleteposted by Ally gurl
Moreover,teens who are sexually abused in their childhood are most likely to become prostitutes because of the traumatic experiences that they have encontered where other people have had power over their body. They come to a point in life where they decide that it is better for him or her to become a prostitute because they are not a virgin anymore. This sense of guilt haunts and thus torments them causing them to be led by their feelings when they decide to become a prostitute.
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Teenage girls whose mother play the role of a sexual object are one of the causes of prostitution in the society. Mothers play an important role in the lives of her children as they are more understanding and slow to anger. Mothers represents inner strength of a family. In a way, mothers are responsible in the molding shaping and refining of her child. As children we are influenced by the acts of our parents in particular our mother due to the stronger sense of attachment that we share with her.As the old saying goes" Like father like son, Like mother Like daughter". We observe and learn her acts, talks and tend to behave like her.
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ReplyDeleteFor me, prostitution increased among teenagers because they (prostitutes) are deeply committed for financial and lifestyle reasons; some are committed only due to drug dependency; and some are weakly committed, engaging in prostitution because it is the easiest way for them to make some money. I can conclude here that MONEY IS EVERYTHING!!!
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, prostitution increased because of sexual abuse. women who were sexually abused in their childhood, and women whose mothers played the role of a sexual object, are very likely to decide to become prostitutes. Traumatic experiences where other people have the power over their bodies taught them to separate emotions from the body and this is one of the most predominant causes of prostitution. This way of perceiving the body helped them survive. Some prostitutes even say that sex with a client doesn't affect them at all.
ReplyDeleteThe other factor is pleasure. This factor was discovered by Popov. In his research, Popov came across prostitutes who enjoyed sex and this job was a logical consequence for them, but he found that there weren’t many such prostitutes. Another author, Kanduč, has found that the work of a prostitute offers women an exciting life, a certain type of independence in doing this “job”, interesting interpersonal relations, meeting different people and a number of other experiences of which the “traditional” women are deprived. This was also confirmed by one of the prostitutes: “In my line of business I don’t have a prepared schedule according to which I have to work. I start working whenever I want. I stop whenever I want. I don’t have a boss who would constantly keep an eye on me. I’m independent”.
I strongly agree with the point that poverty is the dominant factor for this social problem. I just want to add some information that I got from the article I read.
ReplyDeleteIt’s true that women largely decide to become prostitutes for economic reasons, but they almost never take such a decision because of “real” poverty. They pursue this activity simply because they want to have a better income.
This means that some women already have a job and work as prostitutes to earn an additional income. Most of them see it as a transitional work, an opportunity to increase their income, and then they want to return to a “normal” society as soon as possible.
Such women don’t consider themselves prostitutes because they believe that they’ll have this job only for a short time. They believe that they haven’t got into prostitution so deeply that they wouldn’t be able to dig themselves out and enter the world of average people, as Rebeka says: “Although I have sex for money, I’m not a whore. I also have my pride.”