Sex and Stigma : Stories of Everyday Life in Nevada’s Legal Brothels, Hardcov...

Description: Sex and Stigma : Stories of Everyday Life in Nevada’s Legal Brothels, Hardcover by Blithe, Sarah Jane; Wolfe, Anna Wiederhold; Mohr, Breanna, ISBN 147985929X, ISBN-13 9781479859290, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK This accessible ethnographic study of Nevada’s legal brothels and sex workers is based on interviews with current and former brothel workers, owners, madams, local police, and lobbyists. Moving beyond feminist arguments about whether prostitution is a choice, th examines the complexities of legal prostitution as an occupation, arguing that the stigma surrounding sex work results in oppression and unfair labor practices for many legal prostitutes in Nevada. After overview chapters on theoretical, historical, and legal perspectives, th reveals aspects of living and working as a legal brothel prostitute and discusses legal, occupational, and community constraints on legal sex workers. One chapter is written by a legal sex worker who is also a college student. Th includes an appendix on ethnographic methods for researching brothels. Another appendix presents an interview with photographer Priscilla Varner, who organized the project Emancipating Jane, an exhibition of photos by prostitutes; it is illustrated with these b&w photos. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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