Leaving prostitution :: getting out and staying out of sex work /

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 d...

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1. Verfasser: Oselin, Sharon S.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : New York University Press, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung: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 Hartford that help prostitutes get off the streets, Sharon S. Oselin's Leaving Prostitution explores the d.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814770726
081477072X
0814770371
9780814770375

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