State of Sex (e-bog) af Hausbeck, Kathryn
Hausbeck, Kathryn (forfatter)

State of Sex e-bog

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The State of Sex is a study of Nevada's brothels that situates the nation's only legal brothel industry in the political economy of contemporary tourism. Nevada is part of the &quote;new American heartland,&quote; as its pastimes, people, and politics have become more central to the nation. The rise of a service and leisure economy over the past sixty years has propelled sexuality into the hear...
E-bog 329,95 DKK
Forfattere Hausbeck, Kathryn (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 16 december 2009
Længde 320 sider
Genrer 1KBBWN
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781135280222
The State of Sex is a study of Nevada's brothels that situates the nation's only legal brothel industry in the political economy of contemporary tourism. Nevada is part of the "e;new American heartland,"e; as its pastimes, people, and politics have become more central to the nation. The rise of a service and leisure economy over the past sixty years has propelled sexuality into the heart of contemporary markets. Yet, neoliberal laws in the United States promote business but limit sexual commerce.How have Nevada's legal brothels survived, while the rest of the country criminalizes prostitution? How do brothels operate? Who works in them? This book brings social theory on globalizing economies, politics, leisure consumption, and emotional labor in interactive service work together with research on contemporary prostitution and sexual commerce. The authors employ an innovative, multi-method sociological approach, combining historical analysis of how the brothels came to be with over a decade's worth of ethnographic research on the current state of the industry.