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Prostitution : sex work, policy & politics / Teela Sanders, Maggie O'Neill, Jane Pitcher.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London: SAGE, 2018.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xiv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781473989351
  • 9781473989344
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.74 23 S215
LOC classification:
  • HQ115 .S254 2018
Contents:
The sociology of sex work -- The cultural context of commerce and sex -- Sex workers and sex work -- Children, young people and sexual exploitation (CSE) -- Buying sexual services -- Sex workers, labour rights and unionization -- Crime, justice and the sex industry -- Communities, services and welfare -- Globalization and the sex trade -- Researching the sex industry
Summary: The field of sex work has undergone a massive expansion in the past ten years. In this new Second Edition, three leading researchers come together to provide an interdisciplinary outline of sex work. This book provides comprehensive coverage of key areas common to the study of the female sex industry, as well as considering issues relating to male and transgender sex workers, young people who are sexually exploited, and migrant sex workers. It also includes discussion of more recent forms of commercial sex such as Internet-based sex work. International in perspective, Prostitution: Sex Work, Policy & Politics combines sociological approaches with criminology and criminal justice studies, social policy, health research, and sexuality studies. -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The sociology of sex work -- The cultural context of commerce and sex -- Sex workers and sex work -- Children, young people and sexual exploitation (CSE) -- Buying sexual services -- Sex workers, labour rights and unionization -- Crime, justice and the sex industry -- Communities, services and welfare -- Globalization and the sex trade -- Researching the sex industry

The field of sex work has undergone a massive expansion in the past ten years. In this new Second Edition, three leading researchers come together to provide an interdisciplinary outline of sex work. This book provides comprehensive coverage of key areas common to the study of the female sex industry, as well as considering issues relating to male and transgender sex workers, young people who are sexually exploited, and migrant sex workers. It also includes discussion of more recent forms of commercial sex such as Internet-based sex work. International in perspective, Prostitution: Sex Work, Policy & Politics combines sociological approaches with criminology and criminal justice studies, social policy, health research, and sexuality studies. -- Provided by publisher.

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