| Description |
x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"The present work is a reprint of the library bound edition of The Prostitution of Women and Girls, first published in 1998 by McFarland."--verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- PART I: FEMALE PROSTITUTION: Defining prostitutes and prostitution -- The magnitude of female prostitution -- Types of prostitutes -- Theories and motivations regarding female prostitution -- AIDS and female prostitution -- PART II: WOMEN AND PROSTITUTION: The scope of women's prostitution -- Streetwalking prostitutes -- Call girl prostitutes -- Drugs, crime, and victimization -- PART III: GIRLS AND PROSTITUTION: The extent of teenage prostitution -- The characteristics of girl prostitutes -- Runaway and throwaway girls -- Pimps and girl prostitution -- The dangers of child sexual abuse -- PART IV: OTHER DIMENSIONS OF PROSTITUTION AND THE SEX TRADE INDUSTRY: Pornography and female prostitution -- Child prostitution and child pornography -- Customers of female prostitutes -- Male prostitution -- Laws and prostitution -- Examining the issues of decriminalization and legalization of prostitution -- PART V: FEMALE PROSTITUTION IN OTHER COUNTRIES: The prostitution of women worldwide -- Child prostitution and sexploitation internationally -- AIDS and female prostitution globally -- Responding to the worldwide tragedy of female prostitution. |
| Subject |
Prostitution.
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Prostitutes -- Attitudes.
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Teenage prostitution.
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Child prostitution.
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Sex industry.
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| ISBN |
0786424486: $35.00 |
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