Which of the Following Describes Late-Nineteenth-Century Prostitution

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes late-nineteenth-century prostitution?

• A)It was strictly divided along class lines; wealthy men visited expensive courtesans, and poor women provided sexual services for working-class men.
• B)It was increasingly outlawed and suppressed across Europe as middle-class women pressed their ideas about morality on society.
• C)It was a stage of life for many poor young women, which they moved beyond as they established their own homes and families.
• D)While young men visited prostitutes, once men married, this action usually stopped abruptly in order to create family harmony.

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Adjusting Entries

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