The worst thing is the screwing' (2): Context and career in sex work

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 168-180

  Brewis, Joanna ^a   Linstead, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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GENDER ISSUE; PROSTITUTION;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033938420     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00105     Document Type: Article

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