Why Men Buy Sex: Examining sex worker clients

199 Pages·2015·3.22 MB·English

by  Philip Birch

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J Compared to the voluminous writings on female sex workers, much less is known
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1 about their clients. Filling this gap, Why Men Buy Sex is nothing short of ground-
2 breaking. Birch’s book is a comprehensive study of male clients in Australia –
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: documenting their demographic background, the services they buy, the reasons
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2 why they buy sex, and how they feel about it. Using both survey questionnaires
at with a large number of clients, as well as in-depth interviews with a subsample of
o] them, the book shows that they do not fit conventional stereotypes, that they have
g a wide variety of motives and experiences, and that many of them develop long-
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n Ronald Weitzer, Professor of Sociology,
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ni Providing more much-needed detailed analysis about men who purchase sex from
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C New South Wales. Offering new ways of theorising motivations through quanti-
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Why Men Buy Sex
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J Sex work has been a contentious issue in a variety of ways throughout history –
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1 socially, morally, ethically, religiously and politically. Traditionally noted as one of
2 the oldest professions in the world, sex work has commonly been demonised and is
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3: often viewed as a social disgrace. While sex work involves both providers of sexual
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t services, most commonly women, and purchasers of sexual services, most com-
] a monly men, providers have attracted the most social commentary. Recent research
o shows that a limited number of studies have been conducted since 1990 concerning
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ie men who procure sexual services. This book aims to help reset this balance.
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n In this book, Philip Birch examines the procurement of female sexual services
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ni sexual services, alongside an analysis of the reasons why they purchase sex. This
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li multi-f actor model reflecting men’s procurement of sexual services and demon-
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of exchange for money.
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d Philip Birch, BSocSci (Hons); PG Cert (HEP); PG Cert (SSRM); PG Dip
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d (SocSci.); MSc; PhD, is a criminologist and lecturer in Policing, Criminal and
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o worked as a criminologist in the field, holding posts in the UK prison service, as
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well as in the crime and disorder field, which involved managing a specialist
crime unit. Philip researches the areas of aggression and the management and
treatment of offenders, as well as sex work.
Philip is the editor in chief of the Journal of Criminological Research, Policy
and Practice (JCRPP) and currently sits on the editorial board of the Journal of
Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research (Emerald Publishing).
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10 Flexible Workers
Labour, regulation and the political economy of the stripping industry
Teela Sanders and Kate Hardy
11 Histories of State Surveillance in Europe and Beyond
Edited by Kees Boersma, Rosamunde van Brakel, Chiara Fonio and
Pieter Wagenaar
12 Rape, Victims and Investigations
Experiences and perceptions of law enforcement officers responding to
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Why Men Buy Sex
Examining sex worker clients
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First published 2015
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n Why men buy sex: examining sex worker clients / Philip Birch. – First Edition.
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J This book is dedicated to (Professor) Jane L. Ireland and (Dr) Carol A.
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1 Ireland. Since first meeting you both in 1993 not only have you become my
2 long time research collaborators and colleagues, but you have become my
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3: family. You have played, and continue to do so, a significant role in the
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