Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures x

Preface xii

Part I Historical and Theoretical Foundations 1

1 Sex Work: Types and Paradigms Ronald Weitzer 3

2 Sex Work Around the World: A Historical Overview Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk 43

Part II Pornography 69

3 Key Trends in Pornography Eran Shor Kimberly Seida 71

4 Professional Female Pornography Performers James D. Griffith 88

5 Transgender Women in the Adult Film Industry Marussia Role 111

6 Porn By and For Women Jill A. Bakehorn 137

Part III Erotic Performance 155

7 Gender Roles at the Male Strip Show Maren T. Scull 157

8 Gay Strip Clubs Joseph R. G. DeMarco 179

9 Webcamming: The Expansion of Sex Work Online Angela Jones 194

Part IV Prostitution 225

10 Selling Sex on the Streets Susan C. Dewey 227

11 Street-Based Sex Work in the Digital Age Katie Hail-Jares Sharon S. Oselin 253

12 Illicit Massage Parlors John J. Chin Lois M. Takahashi 279

13 Comparing Male and Female Escorts Juline Koken David S. Bimbi 304

14 Clients: The Rhetoric and Realities of Sex Buying Martin Monto Xtine Milrod 329

Part V State Policies and Political Struggles 349

15 The U.S. Sex Workers' Rights Movement Crystal A. Jackson Barbara G. Brents 351

16 Criminalization, Decriminalization, and Legalization Ronald Weitzer 375

List of Contributors 403

Index 408