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OverviewHere is the most comprehensive empirical study ever published about male prostitutes and their clients. Written by one of the most distinguished international scholars in psychiatry and criminal justice, this book provides a carefully designed presentation of in-depth interviews with several hundred London “rent boys.” The interviews included a large sample of one-to-one conversations in a private room tape-recorded with the consent of the interviewees. Dr. West and his colleague, Mr. de Villiers, bring you squarely into the everyday lives of male prostitutes and cover little known details of their lives, such as: the drift into homelessness sexual orientation entry into prostitution sexual orientation threats of blackmail, violence, and murder by male prostitutes or their clients attitudes and intentions of the male prostitutes post-prostitution careers, legal and criminology issues personal fears, desires, and interests of male prostitutesEncyclopedic in scope and depth, Male Prostitution never strays from combining high-level research presented in a readily understandable and often entertaining style and incisive insights and issues critical for both the informed layperson and researchers in human sexuality. Dr. West and his colleague provide is a source of unbiased, detailed information on the male sex industry and their clients which is unavailable in any other book published to date. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donald West J , D J West , Colin HaycroftPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9781560243687ISBN 10: 1560243686 Pages: 378 Publication Date: 21 January 1993 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Preface Introduction I. Street Workers Early Backgrounds Sexual Orientation Sex Abuse in Childhood The Drift Into Homelessness Entry Into Prostitution Transacting the Business Transactions that Turn Sour More Problems Attitudes and Intentions A Supplementary Sample of Street Workers Later Careers of Street Workers II: Advertised Services The Scope of the Male Sex Industry Agency Operations Self-Employed Masseurs Characteristics of Sex Advertisers III: Social Issues in Commercial Sex The Clients Child Prostitution Legal Control Foreign Experience Conclusion Bibliography Glossary Appendix IndexesReviewsAuthor InformationDonald West J Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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