Sex for Sale

Informationen zum Autor Ronald Weitzer is Professor of Sociology at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has written extensively on the sex industry in the United States and abroad, and is currently writing a book on political conflicts over prostitution policies in selected nations. He is frequently contacted by the media for information and comment on issues regarding the sex industry. Zusammenfassung This book develops a new sub-field on violence in vulnerable populations, with attendant approaches to theory and methods. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Sex Work 2. Motivations for Pursuing a Career in Pornography 3. Gay Male Pornography Since Stonewall 4. Women-Made Pornography 5. Gender and Space in Strip Clubs 6. Commercial Telephone Sex 7. The Ecology of Street Prostitution 8. Call girls and Street Prostitutes 9. Male and Female Escorts 10. Prostitutes’ Customers 11. Nevada’s Legal Brothels 12. Remaking the Sex Industry 13. Sex Tourism and Sex Workers Aspirations 14. Sex Trafficking

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Ronald Weitzer (Herausgeber), Ronald (George Washington University Weitzer (Herausgeber), Weitzer Ronald (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Routledge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 28.07.2009, verspätet
• EAN: 9780415996044
• ISBN: 978-0-415-99604-4
• Seiten: 320
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Sozialstrukturforschung; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, Violence and abuse in society, Ethical issues and debates, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality