Prostitutes and Their Rescuers: Sociological Dynamics and Public Controversies in French Prostitution - Couverture souple

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Mathieu, Lilian

 
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Synopsis

Few sociological subjects excite so much passion - and fantasies - as prostitution. Relying on a thirty year-long study of the French case, Lilian Mathieu offers an objective and comprehensive account of prostitution realities, first by analyzing the sex market as a social world with its own rules, hierarchies, and vulnerabilities, but also by stressing how prostitutes' practice and living conditions are framed and shaped by moral campaigns, public controversies, and state policies. By doing so, the book offers a new understanding of how the "deviant" and "normal" worlds interact and transform sexual norms.

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À propos de l?auteur

Lilian Mathieu is senior researcher in sociology at the French National Center for Scientific Research (Centre Max Weber--Ecole normale supérieure in Lyon). A specialist in qualitative methods, he has conducted many studies to prostitution and social movements.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9789004540057: Prostitutes and Their Rescuers: Sociological Dynamics and Public Controversies in French Prostitution

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  9004540059 ISBN 13 :  9789004540057
Editeur : Brill, 2023
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