Sex Work Matters: Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry
Melissa Ditmore
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Description for Sex Work Matters: Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry
Paperback. Contains 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 police, to the experience of male and transgender sex work, this book offers theoretical discussions as well empirical case studies, providing ways to link theory with lived experiences. Editor(s): Ditmore, Melissa Hope; Levy, Antonia; Willman, Alys. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
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. The result is a vital new contribution to sex-worker rights that explores the topic in new ways, especially its cultural, economic and political dimensions. Readers weary of the sensational and often salacious treatment of ... Read more
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. The result is a vital new contribution to sex-worker rights that explores the topic in new ways, especially its cultural, economic and political dimensions. Readers weary of the sensational and often salacious treatment of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848134348
SKU
V9781848134348
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Melissa Ditmore
Melissa Hope Ditmore is a post-doctoral fellow at NDRI. She has investigated ethics in research, the effects of police raids on sex workers and trafficked persons, and violence against sex workers. She is an author on the three reports produced by the Sex Workers Project. Melissa Ditmore has written about sex work, migration and trafficking for The Lancet and SIECUS ... Read more
Reviews for Sex Work Matters: Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry
'Sex Work Matters is destined to become a classic in its field, offering fresh new 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 of Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl and Diary of a Jetsetting ... Read more