Prostitution Policy : Revolutionizing Practice through a Gendered Perspective.

While widely acknowledged as the world's oldest profession, and often glamorized or demonized in the media, prostitution is a critical part of American culture and its economy, as well as a social problem in need of an updated public policy. In Prostitution Policy, Lenore Kuo combines feminist...

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Main Author: Kuo, Lenore
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2002.
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505 0 |a Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 Contextualizing the Discussion:Feminism and Policy Analysis; 2 A Sexually Charged Context, the Feminist"Sex Wars," and Prostitution Defined; 3 The Intrinsic Character of Heterosexual Activityand Prostitution; 4 Sexuality and Prostitution as Conceptual Constructs; 5 The Practice of Heterosexuality andHeterosexual Prostitution; 6 The "Ideal" Character of Heterosex/Intercourseand Prostitution; 7 Evolving a Policy--Legal Status; 8 The Feminist Debate; 9 Prostitution Solution: Policy Recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. 
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