Prostitution in the Chinese Communities of California: The Economics of the Massage Parlor Sex Trade
Authors
Leventer, Benjamin
Issue Date
2011
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Escorts, call girls, street walkers and masseuses are the most common
manifestations of illegal prostitution in America. Each form of prostitution entails
different risks and rewards. In many of the Chinese communities of California sexual
services are bought from a masseuse. This project will explore the economic incentives
and disincentives of prostitution from its origins to present day in the Chinese
communities of California; as well as try to explain why the massage parlor is the most
common facade for the sex industry in those communities. In 2009 the state of California
enacted new state-wide legislation for the certification of masseuses and massage parlor
ownership. During the summer of 2009, I worked for the Law Offices of Daniel Deng
with masseuses, prostitutes and massage parlor owners explaining the new state
legislation and its implications for the Californian massage industry. A recent increase in
the amount of massage parlors in California, marks the necessity to study the economics
of massage parlor prostitution.
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iv, 25 p.
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