'The worst thing is the screwing' (1): Consumption and the management of identity in sex work

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-97

  Brewis, Joanna ^a   Linstead, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; PROSTITUTION;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034055718     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00096     Document Type: Review

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