ISBN:
9780203568514
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (187 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Routledge Advances in Sociology
Parallel Title:
Print version Stigma and the Shaping of the Pornography Industry
DDC:
306.77
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The idea of 'pornography' is often employed to invoke titillation, anger, and disgust. Stigma and the Shaping of the Pornography Industry explores the effects that this stigmatized identity has on the pornography industry itself. From the video era to the emergence of the internet, to trade shows, white-collar workers, technological innovation, and industry-wide characteristics, this book looks beyond content production to explore how stigma has shaped the structures, practices, norms, and boundaries of the wider sector. By drawing on concepts such as dirty work, core-stigmatized industries, a
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: stigma, sexuality, and industry dynamics; 2 An institutional history of pornography; 3 Identities, opportunities, and white-collar jobs; 4 Constructing the mainstream, leveraging deviance; 5 Trade shows, trust, and sense-making; 6 Technologies, services, and infrastructures; 7 The global market; 8 A core-stigmatized industry?; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
