Birch Why Men Buy Sex

Examining sex worker clients
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-81320-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 198 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Crime and Society

Sex work has been a contentious issue in a variety of ways throughout history – socially, morally, ethically, religiously and politically. Traditionally noted as one of the oldest professions in the world, sex work has commonly been demonised and is often viewed as a social disgrace. While sex work involves both providers of sexual services, most commonly women, and purchasers of sexual services, most commonly men, providers have attracted the most social commentary. Recent research shows that a limited number of studies have been conducted since 1990 concerning men who procure sexual services. This book aims to help reset this balance.

In this book, Philip Birch examines the procurement of female sexual services with a focus on the personal and social aspects of men who procure such exchanges and offers insight into the demographics amongst men who purchase sexual services, alongside an analysis of the reasons why they purchase sex. This book brings together existing literature with analyses of new data to develop a multi-factor model reflecting men’s procurement of sexual services and demonstrates the complexities surrounding the procuration of these sexual services in exchange for money.

The book considers what contribution the understanding of the personal and social aspects of men who procure sexual services has on re-theorising the purchasing of sex in the 21st Century and will be of interest to academics and students involved in the study of criminology, criminal justice, social policy, law, sociology, sexuality and gender studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Birch, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Theorising sex work and the procurement of sexual services Introduction 1. Deconstructing Sexuality and understanding procurement of sex 2. Understanding Sex Work 1: Deviant and Immoral 3. Understanding Sex Work 2: Normative Values and Commodity Part 2: Examining men who procure sexual services Introduction 4. Contextualizing the cohort: The personal and social characteristics of men who procure sexual services 5. The ‘5WH’ of men’s procurement of sexual services 6. Examining why men procure sexual services 7. Making sense of men’s procurement of sexual services: A new understanding for this social phenomenon 8. Conclusion, recommendations and implications for further study.

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Birch, B.Soc.Sci.(Hons); P.G. Cert. (HEP); P.G. Cert. (SSRM); P.G. Dip. (Soc.Sci.); MSc.; PhD, is a criminologist and lecturer in Policing, Criminal and Community Justice at UWS, Australia. He has held posts at UNSW, Australia and the University of Huddersfield, UK. Prior to entering academia Philip worked as a criminologist in the field, holding posts in the UK prison service, as well as in the crime and disorder field, which involved managing a specialist crime unit. Philip researches the areas of aggression and the management and treatment of offenders, as well as sex work.

Philip is the editor in chief of the Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice (JCRPP) and currently sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research (Emerald Publishing).