Making links between sex work, gender and victimisation: the politics and pedagogies of John Schools

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 817-832

  Cook, Ian R ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gender; John Schools; sex work; UK; victimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930571754     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2014.917277     Document Type: Article

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