Prostitution policy [[electronic resource] ] : revolutionizing practice through a gendered perspective / / Lenore Kuo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783766703321
• Autore: Kuo Lenore
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; London, : New York University Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0-8147-4868-6; 1-4294-1428-6; 0-8147-4936-4
• Descrizione fisica: x, 214 p
• Disciplina: 306.74/0973
• Soggetti: Prostitution - United States; Feminism - United States; Prostitutes - Legal status, laws, etc - United States; Prostitutes - United States - Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Contextualizing the Discussion: Feminism and Policy Analysis -- 2. A Sexually Charged Context, the Feminist "Sex Wars," and Prostitution Defined -- 3. The Intrinsic Character of Heterosexual Activity and Prostitution -- 4. Sexuality and Prostitution as Conceptual Constructs -- 5. The Practice of Heterosexuality and Heterosexual Prostitution -- 6. The "Ideal" Character of Heterosex/Intercourse and Prostitution -- 7. Evolving a Policy - Legal Status -- 8. The Feminist Debate -- 9. Prostitution Solution: Policy Recommendations.
• Sommario/riassunto: While widely acknowledged as the world's oldest profession, and often glamorized or demonized in the media, prostitution is a critical part of American culture and its economy, as well as a social problem in need of an updated public policy. In Prostitution Policy, Lenore Kuo combines feminist social research and legal studies to tackle issues raised by heterosexual prostitution in the U.S. Through the lens of feminist theory, Kuo examines the milieu of prostitutes and the role of prostitution in contemporary society, and how the interplay of those two works itself out in practice.Moving beyond theoretical analysis of prostitution, Prostitution Policy turns to the complicated problem of ; formulating a reasonable legal policy that minimizes harm. Kuo discusss criminalization, legalization, and decriminalization as possible approaches, ultimately arguing for a unique form of decriminalization including detailed legal oversight and mandatory social services.

Oral Health and Environmentally Related Factors Associated with General Health and Quality of Life

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910557895103321
• Autore: Isola Gaetano
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (102 p.)
• Soggetti: Medicine; Medicine and Nursing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: The relationship of oral disease to overall disease is certainly not a new concept. For centuries, the role of oral infection and inflammation in contributing to diseases elsewhere in the body has been studied and reported. During the last few decades, a series of intriguing reports from many countries have increased the current interest in the role of oral health and disease in contributing to general health and systemic conditions. Is it possible that oral and periodontal disease is a risk factor for cardiovascular and other systemic diseases? Since this question was first posed, a phenomenal body of work has been directed at understanding how oral periodontal disease might affect distant sites and organs and, thus, have an effect on overall health. Recent studies of the human microbiome using DNA sequencing technologies have revealed new insights into the possible mechanisms that help to explain how oral infections can occur in distinct sites such as atheromas, the colon, and reproductive tissues.