Sex for sale [[electronic resource] ] : prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry / / Ronald Weitzer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455150703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : Routledge, 2009
• ISBN: 1-135-27673-0; 1-282-32594-9; 9786612325946; 0-415-99605-8; 0-203-87280-0
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WeitzerRonald John <1952->
• Disciplina: 306.74
• Soggetti: Prostitution; Pornography; Sex-oriented businesses; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 SEX WORK: PARADIGMS AND POLICIES; 1 PORNOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 2 MOTIVATIONS FOR PURSUING A CAREER IN PORNOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 3 GAY MALE PORNOGRAPHY SINCE STONEWALL; CHAPTER 4 WOMEN-MADE PORNOGRAPHY; 2 STRIPPING AND TELEPHONE SEX; CHAPTER 5 GENDER AND SPACE IN STRIP CLUBS; CHAPTER 6 COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE SEX: FANTASY AND REALITY; 3 PROSTITUTION; CHAPTER 7 THE ECOLOGY OF STREET PROSTITUTION; CHAPTER 8 CALL GIRLS AND STREET PROSTITUTES: SELLING SEX AND INTIMACY; CHAPTER 9 MALE AND FEMALE ESCORTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CHAPTER 10 PROSTITUTES' CUSTOMERS: MOTIVES AND MISCONCEPTIONSCHAPTER 11 NEVADA'S LEGAL BROTHELS; 4 TRENDS; CHAPTER 12 REMAKING THE SEX INDUSTRY: THE ADULT EXPO AS A MICROCOSM; CHAPTER 13 SEX TOURISM AND SEX WORKERS' ASPIRATIONS; CHAPTER 14 SEX TRAFFICKING: FACTS AND FICTIONS; ; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This groundbreaking collection of essays on the sex industry contains original studies on sex work, its risks and benefits, and its political implications. Sex for Sale covers areas not commonly researched, including gay and lesbian pornography, telephone sex workers, customers of prostitutes, male and female escorts who work independently, street prostitution, sex tourism, legal prostitution, and strip clubs that cater to women. Sex for Sale also tracks various trends during the past decade, including the mainstreaming and growing acceptance of some types of sexual