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The Sex Economy (Paperback)
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The Sex Economy (Paperback)
Series: The Gendered Economy
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The discourse surrounding prostitution is increasingly one of
sexual commerce, transaction and commercial exchange. The "sex
economy" and the consumer demand for it is often discussed both as
a legitimate economic business, in which women have control, and as
employment comparable to other forms of low-paid work. So much so,
that in some countries it is being seen as a service that should be
regulated and given a labour-rights framework. Drawing on extensive
and detailed research, Monica O'Connor challenges the suggestion
that the sale of women's bodies as commodities can ever be
acceptable, and that the male consumer has an acceptable right to
buy sexual acts from another person. She disproves the claim that
"sex work" is a lucrative occupation for impoverished women and
girls that can be considered for regulation as part of the normal
economy. She lays bare the harm that "normalising" the sex trade
does on women's lives, gender equality and on society as a whole,
and exposes the realities that constrain and control women locked
in prostitution, debunking the notions of choice and agency.
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