The Life Trajectory of Women in Prostitution: Towards a Reconsideration of the Model

The relevance of the article is due to the prevalence of prostitution in modern Russian society, as well as a number of social trends that contribute to the spread of this problem: the transformation of public policy in favor of one based on traditional values, digitalization of prostitution, drug addiction of the population. The purpose of the study was to present a comprehensive model of the life trajectory of a woman in prostitution. This goal was achieved through the implementation of a number of tasks: to conceptualize the model of life trajectories in relation to the object of prostitution; to highlight the main stages of the life trajectory of a woman in prostitution; to analyze the factors influencing the transition from one stage to another. The scientific significance of the study is in the formation of an original author's theoretical model of the life trajectory of a woman in prostitution. The practical significance lies in the possibility of developing measures of social work with women in prostitution depending on the stage of the life trajectory. Scientific novelty stems from the lack of works that comprehensively outline the entire life trajectory of a woman in prostitution.

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