Why Do Men Buy Sex?

Scientific American by Nikolas Westerhoff | Dec. 7, 2008 (Research)

* In the U.S., police officers detained about 78,000 people in 2007 for prostitution-related crimes, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Only about 10 percent of these arrests are of the sex patrons, who almost exclusively are men.
* A considerable proportion of men worldwide buy sex from female prostitutes, with most estimates of lifetime prevalence ranging from 7 to 39 percent, depending on the country and study. Many experts argue ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 8, 2008

The article wanders through a lot of reasons, stated and hypothesized. A few interesting statistics are included. Mostly it is titillating, without a lot of satisfying answers.

How much do I know about this? Hmmmm.. On this topic reviewers probably can claim their fifth amendment rights...

But why would a man turn to a prostitute—as opposed to a girlfriend, wife or other consensual female lover—to satisfy his need for a social bond? One reason may be that ... More »

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Walter Cox
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 by Walter Cox - Dec. 8, 2008

Worth reading. This article pretty much covers the scope of motivations that are linked to prostitution. Various perspectives are offered, though most concentrate on the negative aspects of prostitution. What might have been useful would be more concentration on the healing potential prostitutes often engage; the only real reference to this had to do with ancient times.

Though I have never personally been involved with a prostitute, I know men whose closest relationships--often over a span of twenty or thirty years with the same woman--have been with women whom they pay for a sexual relationship. One man, devoted to his wife and children, simply depends on a very loving prostitute for the emotional support and sexual connection that is missing from his marriage--the best solution he has found, since he knows that the woman he pays will not ... More »

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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Dec. 7, 2008
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Rena Lam
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 by Rena Lam - Apr. 4, 2009

This article brings a lot of underlying topics(psychology, sociology) into light.

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