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Prostitution: Sex Work, Policy and Politics

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Many commentators have attempted to analyze and explain the nature of prostitution. However this is the first textbook to offer a complete overview of the way it operates within contemporary society, its characteristics, organizational structures, and cultural contexts. The book also explores how criminal, social, and health policies have sought to regulate and control the selling of sex. Written by leading experts with over 20 years′ experience in researching and teaching on the field, this is a must for all criminology, criminal justice, and sociology students taking modules in sex industry and prostitution studies.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: October 01, 2009

ISBN: 184787066X

ISBN 13: 9781847870667

Prostitution: Sex Work, Policy and Politics

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Many commentators have attempted to analyze and explain the nature of prostitution. However this is the first textbook to offer a complete overview of the way it operates within contemporary society, its characteristics, organizational structures, and cultural contexts. The book also explores how criminal, social, and health policies have sought to regulate and control the selling of sex. Written by leading experts with over 20 years′ experience in researching and teaching on the field, this is a must for all criminology, criminal justice, and sociology students taking modules in sex industry and prostitution studies.

Language: English

Pages: 232

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: October 01, 2009

ISBN: 184787066X

ISBN 13: 9781847870667

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