Sex for sale : prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry / Ron Weitzer.
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TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2009Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 1 online resourceISBN: 9780203872802 (ebook) :Subject(s): Prostitution | Pornography | Family and Relationships | Transport: general interest | Media studies | Gender studies, gender groups | Gender studies: women & girls | Gender studies: men & boys | Gay & Lesbian studies | Sociology | Social & cultural anthropology | Human geography | GayAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleOnline access: click to view 3 copies Summary: Money, sex, danger and power - it's all in a days work for the typical sex worker. This book aims to provide a window into the world of sex workers, their customers, and the sex industry. The essays cover sex work, its risks, and political implications. This groundbreaking collection of essays on the sex industry contains original studies on sex work, its risks and benefits, and its political implications.Sex for Salecovers areas not commonly researched, including gay and lesbian pornography, telephone sex workers, customers of prostitutes, male and female escorts who work independently, street prostitution, sex tourism, legal prostitution, and strip clubs that cater to women. Sexfor Salealso tracks various trends during the past decade, including the mainstreaming and growing acceptance of some types of sexual commerce and the growing criminalization of other types, such as sex trafficking. Sex for Sale offers a window into the lived experiences of sex workers as well as an analysis of the larger gender arrangements and political structures that shape the experiences of workers and their clients. This book contributes greatlyto a growing research literature that documents the rich variation, nuances, and complexities in the exchange of sexual services, performances, and products. This book will change the way we understand sex work.
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Previous ed.: New York: Routledge, 2000.
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Money, sex, danger and power - it's all in a days work for the typical sex worker. This book aims to provide a window into the world of sex workers, their customers, and the sex industry. The essays cover sex work, its risks, and political implications. This groundbreaking collection of essays on the sex industry contains original studies on sex work, its risks and benefits, and its political implications.Sex for Salecovers areas not commonly researched, including gay and lesbian pornography, telephone sex workers, customers of prostitutes, male and female escorts who work independently, street prostitution, sex tourism, legal prostitution, and strip clubs that cater to women. Sexfor Salealso tracks various trends during the past decade, including the mainstreaming and growing acceptance of some types of sexual commerce and the growing criminalization of other types, such as sex trafficking. Sex for Sale offers a window into the lived experiences of sex workers as well as an analysis of the larger gender arrangements and political structures that shape the experiences of workers and their clients. This book contributes greatlyto a growing research literature that documents the rich variation, nuances, and complexities in the exchange of sexual services, performances, and products. This book will change the way we understand sex work.
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