The subject of prostitution : sex work, law and social theory / Jane Scoular.
By: Scoular, Jane [author.].
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, ©2015Description: x, 189 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781904385516 (hbk).Subject(s): Prostitution -- Law and legislation | Prostitutes -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 306.74/Sco89 Other classification: CAS"A GlassHouse Book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-184) and index.
The subject of prostitution : an introduction -- The prostitute subject as a metaphor of modernity : from sin to social problem -- The object of prostitution and the pathological 'punter': problematising the purchase of sex in the twenty-first century -- The prostitute as a rights-bearing subject -- Reconstructing the subject of prostitution -- Conclusion : moving beyond the subject of prostitution.
Offers an analysis of the links between prostitution and social theory in order to advance a critical analysis of the relationship of law to sex/work.
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