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Our analysis also seeks to get behind the media representations, using discovery research methods from urban ethnography to show that a subculture has grown in the world of prostitution where this recruiting method is used. Our dual track investigatory approach demonstrates that both developments β the rise of a moral panic and the emergence of a new type of prostitution β are inexorably intertwined.
Other girls entered into a business relationship with a young man and subsequently went on to work as prostitutes see for research on relationships between pimps and prostitutes in Amsterdam and in particular business relationships also [21]: In short, there are many variations to the stereotypical story about loverboys that are constantly being repeated in the media see [3].
