Fallen women and rescued girls: Social stigma and media narratives of the sex industry in Victoria, B.C., from 1980 to 2005

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-280

  Hallgrimsdottir, Helga Kristin ^a   Phillips, Rachel ^a   Benoit, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 33748540737     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2006.tb02224.x     Document Type: Review

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