In the early twentieth century, abolitionists sought to stamp out sex work by penalizing all involved. In the generation that followed, neo-abolitionists looked at the sex industry from a feminist perspective, claiming that workers were victims caught in a patriarchal matrix. Yet both agreed that the industry was a destructive and corrupting force that should be eliminated.
In this radical volume, five academics and activists convey their vision of prostitution as work, reclaiming the place of sex workers in the discussion of their lives and their work, and opposing discourses that position them as merely victims without agency.
| ISBN: | 9780774826129 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2014 |
| Author: | Colette Parent |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Sexuality Studies |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: ‘trans’, transgender people and gender variance Crime and criminology |
In the early twentieth century, abolitionists sought to stamp out sex work by penalizing all involved. In the generation that followed, neo-abolitionists looked at the sex industry from a feminist perspective, claiming that workers were victims caught in a patriarchal matrix.
Sex Work features in the following genres: Gender studies: ‘trans’, transgender people and gender variance, Crime and criminology
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Sex Work was written by Colette Parent and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
Sex Work has 160 pages
Yes it is part of Sexuality Studies series