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Since the publication of the second edition in 2010, the field of sex work studies has expanded. This fully updated edition of Sex for Sale: Prostitution, Pornography, and Erotic Dancing presents an innovative, in-depth, and nuanced analysis of sex work, its risks, and benefits, and pays attention to newer and everchanging types of sex work and its actors, as well as public policies and laws that govern its trade.
Now in its third edition, this volume includes updated research on traditional forms of sexual labor and incorporates original, empirically grounded research on newer or less researched phenomena. New chapters explore the use of technology among street sellers, blurring the line between street and online solicitation, in addition to chapters on historical prostitution, transgender workers, illicit massage parlors, male strippers, commercial webcamming, alternative policies and legal systems, and the sex workers' rights movement.
The combination of cutting-edge and comprehensive analyses and carefully constructed methodologies in Sex for Sale makes it an excellent source of information for scholars and university students in gender studies, sociology, and criminology.
List of contents
Contents Part 1: Historical and Theoretical Foundations 1. Sex Work: Types and Paradigms Ronald Weitzer 2. Sex Work Around the World: A Historical Overview Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk Part 2: Pornography 3. Key Trends in Pornography Eran Shor and Kimberly Seida 4. Professional Female Pornography Performers James D. Griffith 5. Transgender Women in the Adult Film Industry Marrusia Role 6. Pornography By and For Women Jill A. Bakehorn Part 3: Erotic Performance 7. Gender Roles at the Male Strip Show Maren T. Scull 8. Gay Strip Clubs Joseph R. G. DeMarco 9. Webcamming: The Expansion of Sex Work Online Angela Jones Part 4: Prostitution 10. Selling Sex on the Streets Susan C. Dewey 11. Street-Based Sex Work in the Digital Age Katie Hail-Jares and Sharon S. Oselin 12. Illicit Massage Parlors John J. Chin and Lois M. Takahashi 13. Comparing Male and Female Escorts Juline Koken and David S. Bimbi 14. Clients: The Rhetoric and Realities of Sex Buying Martin Monto and Xtine Milrod Part 5: State Policies and Political Struggles 15. The U.S. Sex Workers’ Rights Movement Crystal A. Jackson and Barbara G. Brents 16. Criminalization, Decriminalization, and Legalization Ronald Weitzer
Summary
The new, third edition of this groundbreaking collection assembles the most current, comprehensive, and nuanced studies on various forms of sexual labor, the lived experiences of sex workers, and the political, cultural, and legal implications of their work.
