02306oam 2200529 a 450 991078532210332120100827185706.0979-82-16-00220-80-313-36290-41-282-93316-7978661293316510.5040/9798216002208(OCoLC)698103822(MiFhGG)GVRL4EQZ(OCoLC)1229680650(DLC)ABC0313362904(EXLCZ)99267000000005934620100826e20102023 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrProstitution and sex work /Melissa Hope DitmoreSanta Barbara, Calif. :Greenwood,c2010.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2023.1 online resource (xviii, 201 pages)Historical guides to controversial issues in AmericaDescription based on print version record.0-313-36289-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index.Venues -- Personnel -- Legal frameworks -- Morality, money, and prostitution prior to the criminalization of prostitution -- Red light, green light -- The wild west -- Immigration law and state legislation of morality to 'protect' women -- 21st-century campaigns and laws against trafficking in persons -- From prostitutes to sex workers : a movement for rights.Prostitution is a taboo subject that nevertheless permeates American culture in literature, cinema, and music. It has been a cyclical topic of public debate reflecting changing attitudes toward male and female promiscuity, the role of women in society, attitudes toward poverty and class, and most recently, the recurrent theme of ""sex trafficking.""Historical guides to controversial issues in America.ProstitutionUnited StatesSex oriented businessesUnited StatesProstitutionSex oriented businesses306.74Ditmore Melissa Hope1475517DLCDLCUtOrBLWBOOK9910785322103321Prostitution and sex work3689744UNINA