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Download or read book Body/Sex/Work written by Carol Wolkowitz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-27 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body/Sex/Work focuses on the intimate, embodied and sexualised labour that occurs within body work and sex work. Bringing together an internationally renowned group of academics, it explores, empirically and theoretically, labour processes, workplace relations, regulation and resistance in some of the many work sites that make up the body work and sex work sectors. The book makes a key contribution to research recognising the embodiment of labour and the body, reframing the key questions in critical studies of work and employment. Key Benefits: - The first book that draws together the sub-disciplines of body work and sex work - Written by leading international experts - Contains cutting edge empirical research on contemporary topics Body/Sex/Work is an ideal companion for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students of labour and organisation studies, body studies, gender, and sexuality. It will also appeal to researchers and lecturers in these fields.

Download or read book Nothing But My Body written by Tilly Lawless and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking, discomforting and beautiful novel about love, obsession, community and friendship.

Download or read book Sex Work Matters written by Melissa Hope Ditmore and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex Work Matters brings together sex workers, scholars and activists to present pioneering essays on the economics and sociology of sex work. From insights by sex workers on how they handle money, intimate relationships and daily harassment by the police, to the experience of male and transgender sex work, this fascinating and original book offers new theoretical frameworks for understanding the sex industry. The result is a vital new contribution to sex-worker rights that explores the topic in new ways, especially its cultural, economic and political dimensions. Readers weary of the sensational and often salacious treatment of the sex industry in the media and literature will find Sex Work Matters refreshing.

Download or read book Thriving in Sex Work written by Lola Davina and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A self-help book for sex workers.Sex work is ?easy money? Hardly. The adult industry is riddled with pitfalls and dangers. Erotic labor is often emotionally demanding, draining, and complex. It can be hard to know who to turn to for advice on keeping yourself safe and sane. Lola Davina, former stripper, dominatrix, porn actress and escort, provides the life skills you need to prosper, including: ? Cultivating friendships, community, and romance ? Mastering money? Debunking sex industry myths such as you have to be flawless, or clients hate to hear ?no? Avoiding trigger states, like loneliness, fatigue, boredom, anxiety and depression, that lead to bad decision-making and burnout? Surviving bad calls, shifts, and shoots ? and so much more?Thriving in sex work means having a healthy body, mind, heart, and bank account. No matter your job title or gender, whether you're independent or work for someone else, if you want to succeed in sex work, then this book is for you.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work written by Melissa Hope Ditmore and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006-08-30 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The A-to-Z encyclopedia offers entries related to prostitution and the sex industry, past and present, worldwide (mostly in the West) and in the United States. An introduction overviews the scope of prostitution from the earliest historical records, including the Bible.

Download or read book Thriving in Sex Work Workbook written by Lola Davina and published by Erotic as Power Press. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex work doesn't come with a beginner's manual. Erotic labor can be demanding, draining, and complex. There's no such thing as an employee handbook; most of us struggle to figure out this crazy business on our own. Lola Davina, acclaimed author of "Thriving in Sex Work: Heartfelt Advice for Staying Sane in the Sex Industry," drawing on more than 25 years in and around the sex industry, has created a workbook for sex work success. Lola's step-by-step practical action plans and creative exercises guide you to: Identify, target, and achieve your ideal clientele. Keep your body healthy and your mind clear.Be your own very best boss (even when working for someone else.) Execute feasible business and financial plans.Become the sex work rock star you were born to be! Creative, informative, inspirational, and fun, the "Thriving in Sex Work Workbook" helps make sex work work for you.

Download or read book Revolting Prostitutes written by Molly Smith and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the law harms sex workers—and what they want instead Do you have to endorse prostitution in order to support sex worker rights? Should clients be criminalized, and can the police deliver justice? In Revolting Prostitutes, sex workers Juno Mac and Molly Smith bring a fresh perspective to questions that have long been contentious. Speaking from a growing global sex worker rights movement, and situating their argument firmly within wider questions of migration, work, feminism, and resistance to white supremacy, they make it clear that anyone committed to working towards justice and freedom should be in support of the sex worker rights movement.