Prostitution: Sex Work, Policy & Politics
- ISBN-10
- 1473989345
- ISBN-13
- 9781473989344
- Series
- Prostitution
- Category
- Prostitutes
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-02
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Limited
- Authors
- Maggie O'Neill, Teela Sanders, Jane Pitcher
Description
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.
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- 2009-09-15
- 232 pages
- Paperback
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- 2013-12-18
- 214 pages
- Paperback
- Springer VS
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- 2013-12-06
- 214 pages
- Ebook
- Springer Science & Business Media
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