Why was prostitution rare in the traditional African society?

      

Why was prostitution rare in the traditional African society?

  

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Kavungya
- Prostitution was forbidden
- Men lived with their wives. There was no rural-urban migration
- Polygamy reduced the number of unmarried women and the need for other women outside marriage
- Sexual offenders were highly punished
- Virginity was highly values
- Sex education was provided during initiation to avoid such behaviour
- People lived communally so there were no cases of the needy
- During initiation the initiates were taught society morals
- Morals concerning husband/wife relationship were taught during initiation to avoid such behaviour.
Kavungya answered the question on April 1, 2019 at 05:43


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