Description |
xv, 373 pages : 1 map ; 23 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: The Loathsome Thing -- 1. Sex and the Female Body -- 2. Shooting for Fun and Seeking Salvation -- 3. If Women Counted: The Economics of the Sex Industry -- 4. Prostitution and the Law -- 5. Power and Prostitution: The Social/Psychological Dynamics of the Sex Industry -- 6. Tricks, Trauma, and Terror: The Psychological Impacts of Prostitution -- 7. Jokes, Lies, and Stereotypes: Introduction to a Liberation Analysis of Prostitution -- 8. Lying in the Beds We Do Not Make: Sin, Karma, and the Sex Industry -- 9. Movements of Grace and Compassion -- 10. Strategies for Change and Solidarity: What Are We to Do? -- Appendix. Men in Prostitution |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-364) and index |
Subject |
Feminist theology.
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Liberation theology.
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Patriarchy.
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Prostitution -- Religious aspects.
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Prostitution -- Asia.
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Prostitution -- United States.
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Author |
Thistlethwaite, Susan Brooks, 1948-
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LC no. |
96018515 |
ISBN |
0800629795 (alk. paper) |
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