2011
DOI: 10.22458/urj.v3i2.152
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The price of sexual services in nightclubs and massage parlors of San José, Costa Rica: biological and anthropological interpretations

Abstract: Humans and other primates exchange sex for resources. In the case of humans, this exchange includes sexual work. There are few previous studies on sex work in San José, Costa Rica that include data on how much is paid for sexual services. We studied the price of female sex work, and how the profits are distributed among all parties, in nightclubs and massage parlors, by obtaining data from interviews with workers and owners, and from telephone calls, from 1994 through 2010. Prices ranged from US$6 for a lap da… Show more

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