A major contribution to our understanding of the sex industry, Sex for Sale is a collection of original essays on sex work, its risks, and its political implications. A unique addition to the literature, Sex for Sale examines all sides of the sex industry--both positive and negative--and will change the way we understand the sex industry.
Author(s): Ronald John Weitzer
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 368
BOOK COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 4
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 10
CHAPTER 1 SEX WORK: PARADIGMS AND POLICIES......Page 12
1 PORNOGRAPHY......Page 56
CHAPTER 2 MOTIVATIONS FOR PURSUING A CAREER IN PORNOGRAPHY......Page 58
CHAPTER 3 GAY MALE PORNOGRAPHY SINCE STONEWALL......Page 78
CHAPTER 4 WOMEN-MADE PORNOGRAPHY......Page 102
2 STRIPPING AND TELEPHONE SEX......Page 124
CHAPTER 5 GENDER AND SPACE IN STRIP CLUBS......Page 126
CHAPTER 6 COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE SEX: FANTASY AND REALITY......Page 150
3 PROSTITUTION......Page 172
CHAPTER 7 THE ECOLOGY OF STREET PROSTITUTION......Page 174
CHAPTER 8 CALL GIRLS AND STREET PROSTITUTES: SELLING SEX AND INTIMACY......Page 198
CHAPTER 9 MALE AND FEMALE ESCORTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS......Page 216
CHAPTER 10 PROSTITUTES’ CUSTOMERS: MOTIVES AND MISCONCEPTIONS......Page 244
CHAPTER 11 NEVADA’S LEGAL BROTHELS......Page 266
4 TRENDS......Page 294
CHAPTER 12 REMAKING THE SEX INDUSTRY: THE ADULT EXPO AS A MICROCOSM......Page 296
CHAPTER 13 SEX TOURISM AND SEX WORKERS’ ASPIRATIONS......Page 318
CHAPTER 14 SEX TRAFFICKING: FACTS AND FICTIONS......Page 336
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 364
INDEX......Page 368
