Princes of Beauty. Boy Prostitution in Sydney - E-book - ePub

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This book address the yawning gap in both academic and general knowledge of male prostitution (in Sydney, Australia), with some comparison with UK & USA.... Lire la suite
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Résumé

This book address the yawning gap in both academic and general knowledge of male prostitution (in Sydney, Australia), with some comparison with UK & USA. Its central argument is that such prostitution is in part motivated by an aspiration to achieve, and that male prostitutes and their clients cannot be considered in purely psychological terms as sexually deviant or mentally aberrant. A Capitalist Success Ethic (CSE) accounts for juvenile delinquency and, in particular, the special form of delinquency known as male prostitution.
The book argues that, because prostitution is a sociological phenomenon boys from both the working and middle classes make a largely conscious choice to be or become prostitutes vis-a-vis the classical stereotype of them wholly coming from broken homes and/or the working class and being victims of child abuse/incest and other physical or psychological childhood traumas. This counters recent discourse and notions about childhood sexuality.
It challenges the notion that boys cannot make conscious decisions to engage in sexual activity; it denies that they have some form of power. It asserts that such sexuality occurs with consent among both the working and middle classes. It questions the commonly held view that male prostitutes and their clients are homosexual, and that prostitutes are dirty and unmotivated. It is an accessible, sociological study, with some case histories; a comparison of overseas prostitution; and an extensive review of the characteristics and causes of and literature on prostitution.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    28/05/2016
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-1-311-36825-6
  • EAN
    9781311368256
  • Format
    ePub
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
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      pas de protection

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Biographie de Paul Mathews

Dr. Paul Mathews is an anthropologist and sociologist who has worked on Philippine issues for 25 years, and also spent 2 years in Taiwan. He has written extensively about Philippine society and culture in such areas as health, gender relations and sexuality, values, and economic development. He is currently freelancing, following a Research Fellowship at the Australian National University. He is Secretary of the Philippine Studies Association of Australasia, and former Managing Editor of Pilipinas, A Journal of Philippine Studies.

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