This harm is also caused by other individuals like sex workers and the non-sex workers. Contrary to this view is the empowerment theorists who tend to portray sex workers as individuals who have entirely taken charge of the affairs of their bodies. This act of taking charge also translates down to their finances (Weitzer, 2012).
Weitzer (2012) also brings out the aspect of the world is characterized by growing sexual acts and stark economic inequalities on an everyday basis. Therefore, it is not possible to look at two individuals described as hapless victims or empowered entrepreneurs because it is a path they have chosen to take. The approach that Weitzer offers is having a “polymorphous paradigm” where prostitution has been impacted by power and structural arrangements in our society today. Nonetheless, women have an opportunity to their perceptions and experiences in a cruel world. The approach is illustrated using different geographical environments for the commercial sex workers. In this view, Weitzer has managed to describe two things: the form prostitution takes and the location of the act.
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