Tracy Clark-Flory's opinion piece,Going Down in The Downturn , explores the idea that more and more women are deciding to join the sex industry as a result of the recent economic downturn.The author first supports this idea by giving an anecdote about a woman who had decided to become apart of the sex industry because she was laid off;she then furthers her argument by saying that this is not anything new and that there has been many previous cases of women "selling themselves" to make money and that it has become an all too common practice among women;and to conclude she proposes that women do this out of strong sense of pride by giving an example of how a woman could gain a favorable revenue by performing sexual acts.Her purpose is to expose how desperate some people have become due to the recession in order to help people see that although it might not be someone's dream job to be apart of the sex industry,it is certainly becoming a reality for many women within this country.

Application question:How does the ever-growing number of normal everyday girls joining the sex industry affect the way that we perceive the recession?