About this title: Drawing on original empirical data with men who buy sex, this book takes a fresh look at the relationships clients have with female sex workers. The core questions that form the backbone of the research are not only the expected inquiry into 'why men buy sex', but also into the sociological and psychological processes that men encounter in order to enter an assumed 'deviant' sexual behaviour as part of their everyday lives.These sociological processes of finding, negotiating and buying sexual services are complicated by the stigma directed towards men who buy sex: Exactly how do men behave with sex workers? What are their relationships like? What emotions are involved and can intimacy be bought?Recent online virtual relationships that have established a sex work community, identifies a growing group of men who communicate and create networks through the sex industry. Their experiences of entering a semi-legal activity are influenced by the increasing criminalisation of the 'kerb-crawler' and a message from government that buying sex is morally deplorable. Questioning the dichotomy made between commercial and noncommercial relationships, the data suggests that intimacy and commerce are compatible. Managing secrecy, stigma and the consumption of intimacy takes this book into some of the more challenging theoretical areas of masculinity and emotional consumption in contemporary society.Finally, drawing some parallels from the author's earlier book "Sex Work: A Risky Business", the book offers insights into why engagement in commercial sex is prolific as sexual culture is transformed in late modernity.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: WILLAN PUBLISHING
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781843923213ISBN:1843923211
Description: New. Drawing on original data with men who buy sex, this book takes a look at the relationships that clients have with female sex workers. It discusses some core questions and the sociological and psychological processes that men encounter in order to ente... read more
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