Everyday Lives of Sex Workers in the Netherlands

This ethnographic account details the experiences of migrant and transgendered streetwalkers, and window prostitutes in The Netherlands. Through the in-depth interviews and observations, the author explores the meaning sex-workers give to their work and personal lives.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Changing Perspectives on Prostitution  3. Finding My Way into the Field  4. Space and Place: In the Windows  5. Space and Place: In the Zone  6. Victoria van der Way  7. Coping Strategies for Economic, Physical, and Emotional Survival on the Streets and in the Windows  8. Conclusion

About the author

Katherine Gregory is Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at CUNY/New York City College of Technology.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Gregory, Gregory Katherine
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.09.2012
• EAN: 9780415647618
• ISBN: 978-0-415-64761-8
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: New Approaches in Sociology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology