ISBN:
9781847870650
,
9781847870667
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (vii, 219 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Prostitution : Sex Work, Policy and Politics
DDC:
306.74
Keywords:
Prostitution Textbooks 21st century
;
Prostitutes Textbooks Social conditions 21st century
Abstract:
Many commentators have attempted to analyze and explain the nature of prostitution. However this is the first textbook to offer a complete overview of the way it operates within contemporary society, its characteristics, organizational structures, and cultural contexts. The book also explores how criminal, social, and health policies have sought to regulate and control the selling of sex.Key FeaturesCovers all key areas common to the study of the female sex industry and also includes male and transgender sex work and the sexual exploitation of young people Combines sociological approaches with
Description / Table of Contents:
COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 THE SOCIOLOGY OF SEX WORK; 2 THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF COMMERCE AND SEX; 3 SEX WORKERS AND SEX WORK; 4 CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION (CSEC); 5 BUYING SEXUAL SERVICES; 6 SEX WORKERS, LABOUR RIGHTS AND UNIONIZATION; 7 CRIME, JUSTICE AND THE SEX INDUSTRY; 8 COMMUNITIES, SERVICES AND WELFARE; 9 GLOBALIZATION AND THE SEX TRADE; 10 RESEARCHING THE SEX INDUSTRY; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-209) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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