Sociology

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In the System

From: The Teen Sex Trade

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The author’s account of her childhood as a black girl forced away from her parents and into the foster care system with vivid detail on the multitude of homes she went to. 13 $1.30 Add
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No One Knows Who to Trust

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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In this chapter, the author interviews an Indigenous, female-identified sex worker who was featured in the first volume. This individual now has a regular day job, and engages in sex work four or … 4 $0.40 Add
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Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

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Chapter 2 recounts Brunet’s early experiences and the process of learning the unspoken rules of the strip club and strippers. Topics discussed include competition, body image and aesthetics, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Vice and the Tumbling Dice

From: Vancouver Vice

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In this chapter, the author details the history of the policing of vice in Vancouver, and the corruption that often accompanied these efforts. 7 $0.70 Add
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“That Was My Prayer Every Night – Just to Get Home Safe”

Violence in the Lives of the Girls Exploited Through Prostitution

From: Being Heard

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Accountability in Ethnographic Research

Researching the Making of White/Northern Subjects through Anti-Black Racism while Brown

From: Unravelling Research

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In Chapter 4, Leila Angod builds on the work of Sherene Razack, a Canadian critical race scholar, and proposes an ethics of accountability defined as a commitment to recognize not only how … 21 $2.10 Add
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Call Girls and Boys

From: Vancouver Vice

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This chapter explores the history of the sex trade in the West End,from the 1930s to 1975. 9 $0.90 Add
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Initiation

Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

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Chapter 3 follows Brunet as she becomes fully initiated into sex work and strip club culture. Topics discussed include selling sex, Lola, queer love, open relationships, straight women in clubs, … 19 $1.90 Add
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Love and Sex

From: The Teen Sex Trade

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A young black Nova Scotian describes her early teen years and the first sexual experiences she had as resulted from being in the foster care system. Clearly describes her experience of … 23 $2.30 Add
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Making Society

Bringing the World into Being

From: Making Sense of Society

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In Chapter 3, Khasnabish examines social order as a complex amalgamation of material practices, relationships, institutions, and ideologies which create a society. In a very real sense, each of … 26 $2.60 Add
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Not Victims but Warriors

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

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This chapter features a 42-year-old gay man who owns and operates three adult massage studios. He also runs NL Adult, a free service that connects sex workers with clients. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Basis of Modern Societies

From: How Societies Work

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The Vagina Monologues

From: Rock Paper Sex

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The firsthand account of a sex worker in St. John’s named Emily. She relays her experiences with clients, and her business approach. The chapter ends with a discussion about the toll that … 11 $1.10 Add
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“I Don’t Know What the Hell It is But It Sounds Nasty”

Health Issues for Girls Working the Streets

From: Being Heard

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Analyzing Social Class

From: How Societies Work

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Destiny

From: The Teen Sex Trade

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The author outlines the start of her relationship with a young black man when she was a teen. 8 $0.80 Add