Description for Sex Work
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
This is a richly detailed account of the way the sex industry works, and one of the few empirical studies that investigates the off street industry in Britain. The book seeks to advance a greater knowledge of the social organisation of the sex industry by uncovering the day-to-day activities of women involved in the indoor markets. What types of occupational risks do women experience in work of this kind? How do these hazards affect their personal lives? A key concern throughout the book is to assess whether women are passive victims of the circumstances of prostitution or whether they understand ... Read more
This is a richly detailed account of the way the sex industry works, and one of the few empirical studies that investigates the off street industry in Britain. The book seeks to advance a greater knowledge of the social organisation of the sex industry by uncovering the day-to-day activities of women involved in the indoor markets. What types of occupational risks do women experience in work of this kind? How do these hazards affect their personal lives? A key concern throughout the book is to assess whether women are passive victims of the circumstances of prostitution or whether they understand ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Cullompton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843920823
SKU
V9781843920823
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
Reviews for Sex Work
"'nobody in Britain has got closer to the everyday worlds of sex workers' Professor Dick Hobbs, University of Durham"