TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ślęzak,Izabela
TI  - Social construction of sex work: ethnography of escort agencies in Poland 
SN  - 9788381420976
AV  - HQ217.7.A5 
U1  - 306.7409481 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Kraków
PB  - Łódź University Press
KW  - Prostitution
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Poland
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Preface -- Research project-assumptions, methods, contexts -- Managing an escort agency -- Relations between co-workers -rivalry versus cooperation -- Work with the client in the lounge -- Work with the client in the room -- Security and safety work -- Conclusion -- References -- A list of figures -- Annex. characteristics of the interviewees
N2  - This book presents an analysis of the social organization of escort agencies in Poland. Izabela Slezak focuses on the actions of female sex workers, who are seen as active participants co-creating their working conditions. She analyzes the interactions between sex workers and their clients. Furthermore, she discusses the relationships between employees of the premises, namely the women providing sex services, the managers of the agencies, and security workers. The conclusions of the publication are the result of long-standing ethnographic research carried out in escort agencies, as well as unstructured interviews with their employees and clients. The book is addressed to people who are interested in qualitative sociology, interpretative sociology, and those who would like to understand contemporary escort agencies which operate in Poland. It will be also important for employees of organizations that work with people who provide sex services
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