ISBN:
0814747914
,
0814747639
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 214 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Prostitution Policy : Revolutionizing Practice through a Gendered Perspective
DDC:
306.74/0973
Keywords:
Prostitutes Social conditions
;
Prostitution
;
Feminism
;
Prostitutes Legal status, laws, etc
;
Prostitutes - United States - Social conditions
;
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Abstract:
While widely acknowledged as the world's oldest profession, and often glamorized or demonized in the media, prostitution is a critical part of American culture and its economy, as well as a social problem in need of an updated public policy. In Prostitution Policy , Lenore Kuo combines feminist social research and legal studies to tackle issues raised by heterosexual prostitution in the U.S. Through the lens of feminist theory, Kuo examines the milieu of prostitutes and the role of prostitution in contemporary society, and how the interplay of those two works itself out in practice. Moving bey
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 Contextualizing the Discussion:Feminism and Policy Analysis; 2 A Sexually Charged Context, the Feminist"Sex Wars," and Prostitution Defined; 3 The Intrinsic Character of Heterosexual Activityand Prostitution; 4 Sexuality and Prostitution as Conceptual Constructs; 5 The Practice of Heterosexuality andHeterosexual Prostitution; 6 The "Ideal" Character of Heterosex/Intercourseand Prostitution; 7 Evolving a Policy-Legal Status; 8 The Feminist Debate; 9 Prostitution Solution: Policy Recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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