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Motherhood exists in all women, regardless who they are. However, the difference is in terms of the magnitude of motherhood that reflect she is a good mother and a bad mother. As prostitutes, they were always associated with unfit mothers, and would bring negative morale to the children. Thus, this study aims to review the magnitude of motherhood and parenting among prostitutes by applying Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Two major keywords were determined to be searchable through the database, which are “motherhood” and “parenting”. An analysis involving 15 articles within three years period (2019-2021), through Scopus database, revealed significant pattern. While the debates on prostitutes in general is arising similarly; the motherhood among prostitute is also seem to be discussed widely by many scholars. Further, the articles selected for this study mostly utilize qualitative approach and limited in theory application. Recommendations for intensive study on this subject as it may brighten the view of people towards prostitutes' mothers.
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To Cite this Article: Faudzi, A. S. M., Ahmad, Y., & Hamid, S. N. F. A. (2023). Prostitution and Motherhood: No Motherhood vs. Good and Bad Mothers. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 13(2), 780–794.
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