
Getting Past 'the Pimp'
Management in the Sex Industry
University of Toronto Press
Published on 17. January 2018
Book
Hardback
185 pages
978-1-4875-0320-8 (ISBN)
Description
The issue of third parties in the sex industry - individuals who are neither the client nor the service provider - has become especially urgent in our current socio-political context. Surprisingly, in spite of an emergence of critical scholarship on the sex industry, as well as recommendations by key governmental committees, little attention has been extended to examining the role of individuals labelled pimps, procurers, and traffickers.
Addressing the function of third parties on the street and indoors, Getting Past 'the Pimp' incorporates solid empirical evidence including documentary analysis, 75 interviews with third parties, and 52 interviews with sex workers to unpack the roles and relationships of third parties in three sectors of the sex industry- incall/outcall, stripping, and street-based prostitution. Contrary to prevailing stereotypes that portray third parties as inherently abusive and controlling, these workers fulfill important roles and provide vital services as associates, fee-for-service hires, and agency owners or managers responsible for scheduling and arranging transportation and security. The sex industry, like mainstream businesses, rarely depend exclusively on client and worker to operate efficiently, and safely.
Addressing the function of third parties on the street and indoors, Getting Past 'the Pimp' incorporates solid empirical evidence including documentary analysis, 75 interviews with third parties, and 52 interviews with sex workers to unpack the roles and relationships of third parties in three sectors of the sex industry- incall/outcall, stripping, and street-based prostitution. Contrary to prevailing stereotypes that portray third parties as inherently abusive and controlling, these workers fulfill important roles and provide vital services as associates, fee-for-service hires, and agency owners or managers responsible for scheduling and arranging transportation and security. The sex industry, like mainstream businesses, rarely depend exclusively on client and worker to operate efficiently, and safely.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-0320-8 (9781487503208)
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Persons
Chris Bruckert is Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa.
Colette Parent is a professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa.
Colette Parent is a professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa.
Content
The Representation of the "Pimp": A Barrier to Understanding the Work of Third Parties in the Adult Canadian Sex Industry
Maria Nengeh Mensah
Who Are Third Parties? Pathways in and out of Third Party Work
Chris Bruckert
Through the Voices of Female Sex Workers: The Street Managers
Patrice Corriveau and Colette Parent
The Business of Sex Business: Third Parties in the Incall/Outcall Sector
Chris Bruckert and Tuulia Law
Third Parties and the Employment Relationship: The Erotic Dance Sector in Ontario
Tuulia Law
Managing Sex Work: Bringing the Industry in from the Cold
Leslie Ann Jeffrey
Maria Nengeh Mensah
Who Are Third Parties? Pathways in and out of Third Party Work
Chris Bruckert
Through the Voices of Female Sex Workers: The Street Managers
Patrice Corriveau and Colette Parent
The Business of Sex Business: Third Parties in the Incall/Outcall Sector
Chris Bruckert and Tuulia Law
Third Parties and the Employment Relationship: The Erotic Dance Sector in Ontario
Tuulia Law
Managing Sex Work: Bringing the Industry in from the Cold
Leslie Ann Jeffrey