{"product_id":"sex-work-today-bernadette-barton-9781479821341","title":"Sex Work Today: Erotic Labor in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cutting-edge volume on current trends in sex work, from sugar relationships and cyber brothels to financial domination, sex worker activism, and feminist porn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSex is for sale in more ways than ever. It can be bought and sold online, in sex clubs, on the street, and around the world. As with many industries, discrimination, exploitation, and inequality persist in sex work. Yet it also offers autonomy, job satisfaction, and even pleasurable experiences for those involved. \u003ci\u003eSex Work Today\u003c\/i\u003e explores these contradictions, offering an intimate look at the benefits and challenges of sex work across geographic contexts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing thirty-one original essays by sex workers, advocates, researchers, and activists, \u003ci\u003eSex Work Today\u003c\/i\u003e is the first compilation of research on new forms of digital sex such as camming, sugar dating, and AI sex dolls. Providing a lens to understand contemporary labor dynamics and the nature of sex work itself, this collection captures formerly ignored aspects of the sex industry including: fatphobia and disability; transmasculine and nonbinary sex workers; racialized emotional labor in the digital sex industry; high job satisfaction among professional dominatrixes; and sex worker scholars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith federal policies ostensibly aimed at combating sex trafficking-affecting all sex workers-understanding this industry is more vital than ever. Decentering Western, white, cisgender voices, \u003ci\u003eSex Work Today\u003c\/i\u003e underscores the global repercussions of these misaligned policies, which make sex work more challenging and less safe, and provides valuable insights for those seeking to shape policies, challenge prejudices, and foster a safer and more equitable world for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernadette Barton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479821349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479821341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bernadette Barton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46233349161215,"sku":"9781479821341","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32ed2d49-7385-4122-bb6b-15e87e522ac1.jpg?v=1728992760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sex-work-today-bernadette-barton-9781479821341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}