Running head: TEENAGE PROSTITUTION 1
SOWK 6361 Week 3 Project
Racquel Walsh
Walden University
TEENAGE PROSTITUTION 2
One of the many social problems that are currently affecting many young teens in today’s
society is the prostitution of teenagers. Teenage prostitution can be incongruent with social work
ethics and values because the self-worth and dignity of the teen individual are being
compromised. Many young teenagers from certain neighborhoods/communities high in poverty
may use prostitution as a means to make income and to support themselves, while some teens are
forced into a life of prostitution against his/her will. Many individuals can perceive prostitution
as being highly immoral because it goes against what is perceived as acceptable human behavior,
while some individuals may perceive it as a reliable way to generate a steady income. Religious
and conservative members of society will especially view prostitution as unacceptable and
immoral behavior. Although prostitution has been around for many years, the prostitution of
teenagers is a growing issue in society that does not get the attention it should and deserves. I
believe that it would not be uncommon to find teen prostitutes in high tourist places and/or
neighborhoods/communities high in poverty selling their bodies or performing sexual acts in
exchange for money or other valuables rather it be willingly or unwillingly. Although there are
many policies currently in place for teenage prostitution, the social problem of teenage
prostitution is still hard to control and combat.
Regardless of the community resources, government-funded programs, sex education in
schools, and other assistance/services, there seems to be a great inability to be able to control and
stop the speed of the various sexually transmitted diseases within the teenage population. Even
