Sex work and human dignity : law, politics and discourse [ebook] /

"The notion of human dignity is frequently, yet enigmatically, invoked in legal and political debates on sex work, where many people use it without much elaboration on exactly what they mean by it. Sex Work and Human Dignity sheds light on this enigma, by exploring how dignity-based discourses...

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Main Author: Cunningham, Stewart
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021
Series:Interdisciplinary studies in sex for sale
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Online Access:http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?URL=https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429355424
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245 1 0 |a Sex work and human dignity :  |b law, politics and discourse [ebook] /  |c Stewart Cunningham 
260 |a Abingdon, Oxon ;  |a New York, NY :  |b Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,  |c 2021 
300 |a xiv, 210 pages ;  |c 25 cm 
490 1 |a Interdisciplinary studies in sex for sale 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index 
505 0 |a Setting the scene: the concept of human dignity -- 'Dignity Talk' in judicial decisions on sex work -- The concept of dignity in abolitionist feminist discourses -- The concept of dignity in sex worker rights discourses -- 'Dignity Talk' and the sex working subject 
520 |a "The notion of human dignity is frequently, yet enigmatically, invoked in legal and political debates on sex work, where many people use it without much elaboration on exactly what they mean by it. Sex Work and Human Dignity sheds light on this enigma, by exploring how dignity-based discourses are used by those who write and talk about prostitution and also what role these discourses may play in shaping wider cultural understandings of sex work and sex workers. The book draws on political discourse theory and is international in its scope, with analysis of legal cases, textual sources, and empirical data gathered through interviews with activists from several different countries in the Global North and South. The book traces how the concept of dignity is used in a range of legal and political discourses on sex work and ultimately asks to what extent dignity-based discourses help to advance, or hinder, sex workers' social inclusion. This book will appeal to students and researchers interested in sex work and feminism, as well as those who study human dignity. Its interdisciplinary nature means it will appeal to those working in a range of disciplines, including law, sociology, philosophy, and political theory"--  |c Provided by publisher 
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650 0 |a Prostitution  |x Political aspects 
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