The Everyday Lives of Sex Workers in the Netherlands / Edition 1

by Katherine Gregory

Overview

This ethnographic account details the experiences of migrant and transgendered streetwalkers, and window prostitutes in The Netherlands. Through the in-depth interviews and observations, the author explores the meaning sex-workers give to their work and personal lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415972345
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/2005
Series:	New Approaches in Sociology
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Katherine Gregory works at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Changing Perspectives on Prostitution 3. Finding My Way into the Field 4. Space and Place: In the Windows 5. Space and Place: In the Zone 6. Victoria van der Way 7. Coping Strategies for Economic, Physical, and Emotional Survival on the Streets and in the Windows 8. Conclusion