Sex work matters : exploring money, power, and intimacy in the sex industry

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Label

Sex work matters : exploring money, power, and intimacy in the sex industry

Title remainder

exploring money, power, and intimacy in the sex industry

Statement of responsibility

edited by Melissa Hope Ditmore, Antonia Levy, and Alys Willman

Contributor

• Ditmore, Melissa Hope
• Levy, Antonia
• Willman, Alys

Subject

• Sex-oriented businesses -- Social aspects
• Electronic books
• Electronic books
• PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality
• Prostitutes -- Social conditions
• Prostitutes -- Social conditions
• Prostitution -- Social aspects
• Prostitution -- Social aspects
• SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction
• Sex-oriented businesses -- Social aspects

Language

eng

Summary

• Sex Work Matters brings together sex workers, scholars and activists to present pioneering essays on the economics and sociology of sex work
• From insights by sex workers on how they handle money, intimate relationships and daily harassment by the police, to the experience of male and transgender sex work, this fascinating and original book offers new theoretical frameworks for understanding the sex industry
• Sèx Work Matters is destined to become a classic in its field, offering fresh perspectives on romantic and economic taboos in the lives of sex workers. The future of research on erotic commerce depends on these powerful voices, informed arguments and timeless ideas.'-Tracy Quan, author, Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl and Diary of a Jetsetting Call Girl
• Sèx Work Matters is an essential guide for anyone intrigued by how sex work is moving beyond the margins and into the center of the public square.' Melissa Gira Grant, columnist, $pread
• Th̀is volume makes a major contribution to understanding the everyday lives, experiences and perspectives of sex workers. It offers a rich body of evidence that shatters the myths that have gained purchase in policy debates in the UK and elsewhere Andrea Cornwall, editor, Development with a Body
• Th̀e book eloquently makes the case for the need for activist and academic collaboration in sex work research, and answers that challenge with brilliance and brio. The gauntlet has well and truly been thrown down.'-Jo Doezema, author, Sex Slaves and Discourse Masters --Book Jacket

Member of

• Ebook Central Academic Complete

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

306.74

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ118

LC item number

.S49 2010eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography