Modern sexual life falls into three categories: ‘free’ sexual life (often preceding marriage), sexual relations in married life, and prostitution. The first category is characterized by the free expression of feelings linked to sexual gratification and satisfaction, when a subject gives free reign to his/her biological urges. The second category refers primarily to sexual relations sanctioned by society, while the third gives the option to temporarily step outside the social and personal boundaries regarding sexual conduct. It should be noted that the intensity of sexual activity of an individual belonging to one or another category of sexual relations may differ significantly from that of other individuals in the same category.

 

National Research Center on Addictions
Rehabilitation Dept.,
Moscow, Russia

Prostitution and the Population