Sex Work

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This is a richly detailed account of the way the sex industry works, and one of the few empirical studies that investigates the off street industry in Britain. The book seeks to advance a greater knowledge of the social organisation of the sex industry by uncovering the day-to-day activities of women involved in the indoor markets. What types of occupational risks do women experience in work of this kind? How do these hazards affect their personal lives? A key concern throughout the book is to assess whether women are passive victims of the circumstances of prostitution or whether they underst.  Read more... Abstract: This is a richly detailed account of the way the sex industry works, and one of the few empirical studies that investigates the off street industry in Britain. The book seeks to advance a greater knowledge of the social organisation of the sex industry by uncovering the day-to-day activities of women involved in the indoor markets. What types of occupational risks do women experience in work of this kind? How do these hazards affect their personal lives? A key concern throughout the book is to assess whether women are passive victims of the circumstances of prostitution or whether they underst Content: Cover Sex Work Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The peculiarities of prostitution Visible yet hidden The dark figure of prostitution The markets Makers and takers Chapter 2: Ethnography, sex and the self Layered access Earning acceptance The rhythms of fieldwork Sex work uncovered Risky research Chapter 3: Choice, risk and selling sex Choosing denigration? Risk-taking and choice-making A hierarchy of harms The women Chapter 4: Picking punters The prostitution trust game Eyeballing the punter Remote observation. Testing on the telephoneAssessing on the Net Screening for safety Chapter 5: Keeping safe The normalization of violence Precautions: behind the scenes Deterrents: calling their bluff Protection: if all else fails Resisting violence Chapter 6: Dodging cops The legal landscape Policing prostitution Street wisdom Behind closed doors Displacing deviance Chapter 7: Secrets and lies Sexual stigma Covering up Location Isolation Variations of the truth Chapter 8: Staying sane Negative emotions as motive Emotion management The strategies When emotion management fails. Chapter 9: Professionalizing prostitution?Rules, rituals and routines Mechanisms of transmission Regulating a risky business Bibliography Index.