Sociology of sex work

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2009, Pages 213-234

  Weitzer, Ronald ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pornography; Prostitution; Sex industry; Stripping

Indexed keywords

EID: 73149092340     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-soc-070308-120025     Document Type: Article

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