This is a richly detailed account of the way the sex industry works, and one of the few empirical studies that investigates the off street industry in Britain. The book seeks to advance a greater knowledge of the social organisation of the sex industry by uncovering the day-to-day activities of women involved in the indoor markets. What types of occupational risks do women experience in work of this kind? How do these hazards affect their personal lives? A key concern throughout the book is to assess whether women are passive victims of the circumstances of prostitution or whether they...
This is a richly detailed account of the way the sex industry works, and one of the few empirical studies that investigates the off street industry in...
Lap dancing has become the focus of many important contemporary debates about gender, work and sexuality. This book moves away from the tradition of exploring gender and intimacy in relationships between dancers and customers in order to examine the official and internal regulation of the industry, the management of clubs, and the labour supply and working conditions of dancers.
Lap dancing has become the focus of many important contemporary debates about gender, work and sexuality. This book moves away from the tradition of e...
Striptease and other types of erotic dance increasingly make up a large, lucrative and visible part of the sex industries in the United Kingdom and 'lap dancing' has become the focus of many important contemporary debates about gender, work and sexuality. This new book from Teela Sanders and Kate Hardy moves away from the more traditional focus on the relations between dancers and customers, to a focus on regulation and the working conditions experienced by those working in stripping work. Drawing on interviews, survey data and participant observation with dancers, managers, regulators and...
Striptease and other types of erotic dance increasingly make up a large, lucrative and visible part of the sex industries in the United Kingdom and...
