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

By:

Sanders, Teela [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xiv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781473989351 (paperback)

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DDC classification:

306.74 SAN 23

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	306.74 SAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K3249

GBP 29.99/-
TRP40/211

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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