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Sex Work

Rethinking the Job, Respecting the Workers

Patrice Corriveau author Chris Bruckert author Colette Parent author Maria Nengeh Mensah author Louise Toupin author Käthe Roth translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of British Columbia Press

Published:18th Sep '13

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A radical reconsideration of sex work that looks beyond moral arguments to the opinions of the workers.

A lucid and unflinching argument for the reframing of the debate on sex work, ending limiting moralistic approaches, and respecting the unique perspectives of workers.

In the early twentieth century, abolitionists sought to stamp out sex work by penalizing all involved. In the generation that followed, neo-abolitionists looked at the sex industry from a feminist perspective, claiming that workers were victims caught in a patriarchal matrix. Yet both agreed that sex work was a destructive and corrupting force that should be eliminated.

In this lucid and fearless volume, five academics and activists convey their vision of prostitution as work, albeit stigmatized and marginalized labour. In chapters that consider the nature of sex work, the legal framework that seeks to control the sex industry, the historical debates over its existence, the spectre of human trafficking, and community-based activism from within the industry, the authors assert the central place of sex workers in discussions about their lives and work. This book opposes discourses that position sex workers as victims without agency.

ISBN: 9780774826112

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 360g

160 pages