Porn row /
Although written by an anthropologist, this book offers a popularized view of the sex-for-sale district of a major American city. Weatherford worked as a clerk in a pornography store in Washington, D.C. in order to learn about the "business" of sex. He gives a personal account of his exper...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Arbor House,
[1986].
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| Summary: | Although written by an anthropologist, this book offers a popularized view of the sex-for-sale district of a major American city. Weatherford worked as a clerk in a pornography store in Washington, D.C. in order to learn about the "business" of sex. He gives a personal account of his experience, interspersed with accounts of the sexual behavior of primates and numerous tribal societies. His description of the goings-on in the "porn strip" is explicit and graphic. After comparing these activities with behavior in various non-Western societies he draws some weak and largely unsubstantiated conclusions. Of value are the author's insights on the effect of AIDS on sex-for-sale and a chapter on homosexuals as a new servant class. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 248 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0877957983 9780877957980 |