| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 180 pages) : illustrations |
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Palgrave pivot |
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Palgrave pivot.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction: Technology, Social Change and Commercial Sex Online; Abstract ; Methodologies, Collaborations and Partnerships; Interviews with Sex Workers; Survey with Sex Workers; Recruitment Online; Police and Web Platform Interviews; Parameters and Limitations of the Study; Our Data-Bringing Together the Strands; Partnerships; Practical Activities: Netreach, Resources and Networks; Different Forms of Internet-Enabled Sex Work; Crossover Between Direct and Indirect Sex Work; References; 2 The Digital Sexual Commerce Landscape |
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Abstract Introduction; Online Sex Work Environments; Escort Directories/Advertising Platforms; Webcam Platforms; Multi-Service Adult Entertainment Platforms; Dating and Hook-up Platforms with Commercial Advertising; Oh La La: Blurring the Line Between Sex Work and Dating; Dating and Hook-up Platforms Without Commercial Advertising; Customer Review Forums; Agency Websites; Individual Sex Worker Websites; Classified Websites; Content Delivery Platforms; Social Media Platforms/Apps; Sex Worker Networking Online: Peer Support and Advocacy; Activism Online; Mapping the UK Online Sex Industry |
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ConclusionReferences; 3 Characteristics and Working Practices of Online Sex Workers; Abstract ; Introduction; Diversity of Sex Workers Using the Internet; Place of Residence and Travel to Work; Working Sectors and Patterns of Work; Use of Other Third Parties; Hours of Work and Earnings; Role of the Internet in Working Practices; Conclusions; References; 4 Crimes and Safety in the Online Sex Industry; Abstract ; Introduction; Crimes Experienced by Online Sex Workers; Reporting Crime; Sex Worker Safety, Online and Digital Technology; Online Blended Safety Strategies |
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Screening Potential ClientsUgly Mugs Warnings: Sharing Information About Dangerous People and Timewasters; Number Checkers; Feedback, References and Registration Digital Footprint; Buddying Systems; The Presence of Others, Third Parties and Environmental Features; A Note on Gender, Migrancy and Safety; Protecting Privacy; Conclusion; References; 5 Policing Online Sex Markets; Abstract ; Introduction; Legal and Policy Context; Regulation in the UK; Policing and Online Markets; Awareness of Market Changes and Implications |
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Implementation of current legislation and policies on Internet-based sex workSafeguarding, vulnerability and trafficking discourses; Police monitoring and activities relating to Internet-based sex work; Implications for sex workers' safety; Police interaction with online advertising platforms; Data protection legislation and implications; Views on Law Reform; Conclusions; References; 6 Conclusion: Key Messages; Abstract ; The Online Market: It's Big but Difficult to Quantify; Fluidity and Flexibility in Work; Labour Processes Through Digital Technologies |
| Summary |
This book takes readers behind the screen to uncover how digital technologies have affected the UK sex industry. The authors use extensive new datasets to explore the working practices, safety and regulation of the sex industry, for female, male and trans sex workers primarily working in the UK. Insights are given as to how sex workers use the internet in their everyday working lives, appropriating social media, private online spaces and marketing strategies to manage their profiles, businesses and careers. Internet Sex Work also explores safety strategies in response to new forms of crimes experienced by sex workers, as well as policing responses. The book will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of social science disciplines, including gender studies, socio-legal studies, criminology and sociology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 04, 2017) |
| Subject |
Computer sex.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Computer sex
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Cybersex.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Scoular, Jane, author.
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Campbell, Rosie, 1967- author.
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Pitcher, Jane, author.
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Cunningham, Stewart, author
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| ISBN |
9783319656304 |
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3319656309 |
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