Californian 'John Schools' and the social construction of prostitution

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-158

  Gurd, Amy ^a   O'Brien, Erin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

'John School'; Deviance; Prostitution; Sex work policy; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877756821     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-013-0117-6     Document Type: Article

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