Paying for Sex in a Digital Age
US and UK Perspectives
- 250 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Providing one of the first comprehensive, cross-cultural examinations of the dynamic market for sexual services, this book presents an evidence-based look at the multiple factors related to purchasing patterns and demand among clients who have used the internet.
The data is drawn from two large surveys of sex workers' clients in the US and UK. The book presents descriptive baseline data on client engagement with online platforms, demographics and patterns of frequency in different markets, information on smaller niche markets and client reactions to exploitation, safety and changes in the law.
The book makes clear that a variety of situational as well as individual factors affect the willingness and ability to purchase sexual services. The view that emerges shatters the stereotypes and generalistions on which much policy is based and demonstrates the complexities surrounding who pays for sex and the contours of sexual consumption in consumer culture.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Note on authors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: understanding sexual consumption
- 1 Knowledge about consumers
- 2 Law, policy and politics in the UK and the US
- 3 Advertising and avenues of access to paid sex
- 4 Who are clients and how do they buy? purchasing patterns, customer segmentation and the economics of sexual consumption
- 5 Beyond the middle-aged, straight, white guys: purchasing patterns in smaller markets
- 6 Sex without touch: consumers of the webcam market
- 7 Responsible consumption? client attitudes, self regulation and risks in an underground environment
- 8 Conclusions: market diversity in a digital age
- Appendix: methodology
- Index