Examining the virtual subculture of johns

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 619-648

  Blevins, Kristie R ^a   Holt, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argot; Computer mediated communications; Deviant subculture; Johns; Prostitution; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350191968     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241609342239     Document Type: Article

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