Leaving Prostitution
Getting Out and Staying Out of Sex Work
$66.85
- Paperback
218 pages
- Release Date
24 April 2014
Summary
While street prostitutes comprise only a small minority of sex workers, they have the highest rates of physical and sexual abuse, arrest and incarceration, drug addiction, and stigmatization, which stem from both their public visibility and their dangerous work settings. Exiting the trade can be a daunting task for street prostitutes; despite this, many do try at some point to leave sex work behind. Focusing on four different organizations based in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and Ha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814770375 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0814770371 |
| Author: | Sharon S. Oselin |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 218 |
| Release Date: | 24 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Leaving Prostitution is a major contribution to our understanding of sex work. Through an in-depth examination of organizations that help women transition out of street prostitution, Sharon Oselin sheds light on a dimension of sex work that has rarely been researched. The book illuminates both the organizational dynamics of different agencies and the conditions involved in the process of exiting prostitution. No other book examines this topic in such depth.”-Ronald Weitzer, author of Legalizing Prostitution: From Illicit Vice to Lawful Business
About The Author
Sharon S. Oselin
Sharon S. Oselin is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside.
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