Sanders, Teela.

Prostitution : sex work, policy and politics / Teela Sanders, Maggie O'Neill and Jane Pitcher. - London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2009. - vii, 219 p. : ill, ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-209) and index.

1. Sociology of Sex Work -- 2. Cultural Context of Commerce and Sex -- 3. Sex Workers and Sex Work -- 4. Children, Young People and Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSEC) -- 5. Buying Sexual Services -- 6. Sex Workers, Labour Rights and Unionization -- 7. Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry -- 8. Communities, Services and Welfare -- 9. Globalization and the Sex Trade -- 10. Researching the Sex Industry.

"This is the first textbook to offer a complete overview of the way prostitution operates within contemporary society, its characteristics, organizational structures and cultural contexts. The book also explores how criminal and social policies have sought to regulate and control the selling of sex."--BOOK JACKET.

1847870651 (hbk.) 9781847870650 (hbk.) 184787066X (pbk.) 9781847870667 (pbk.)

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