{"product_id":"sex-work-today-erotic-labor-in-the-twenty-first-century-9781479821341","title":"Sex Work Today: Erotic Labor in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cutting-edge volume on current trends in sex work, from sugar relationships and cyber brothels to financial domination, sex worker activism, and feminist porn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSex is for sale in more ways than ever. It can be bought and sold online, in sex clubs, on the street, and around the world. As with many industries, discrimination, exploitation, and inequality persist in sex work. Yet it also offers autonomy, job satisfaction, and even pleasurable experiences for those involved. \u003ci\u003eSex Work Today\u003c\/i\u003e explores these contradictions, offering an intimate look at the benefits and challenges of sex work across geographic contexts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing thirty-one original essays by sex workers, advocates, researchers, and activists, \u003ci\u003eSex Work Today\u003c\/i\u003e is the first compilation of research on new forms of digital sex such as camming, sugar dating, and AI sex dolls. Providing a lens to understand contemporary labor dynamics and the nature of sex work itself, this collection captures formerly ignored aspects of the sex industry including: fatphobia and disability; transmasculine and nonbinary sex workers; racialized emotional labor in the digital sex industry; high job satisfaction among professional dominatrixes; and sex worker scholars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith federal policies ostensibly aimed at combating sex trafficking-affecting all sex workers-understanding this industry is more vital than ever. Decentering Western, white, cisgender voices, \u003ci\u003eSex Work Today\u003c\/i\u003e underscores the global repercussions of these misaligned policies, which make sex work more challenging and less safe, and provides valuable insights for those seeking to shape policies, challenge prejudices, and foster a safer and more equitable world for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernadette Barton (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBernadette Barton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Morehead State University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pornification of America: How Raunch Culture is Ruining Our Society, Stripped: More Stories from Exotic Dancers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara G. Brents (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarbara G. Brents \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003ePaying for Sex in a Digital Age: US and UK Perspectives \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The State of Sex: Tourism, Sex and Sin in the New American Heartland.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Jones (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAngela Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook University. They are the author of \u003ci\u003eCamming: Money, Power, and Pleasure in the Sex Work Industry \u003c\/i\u003eand co-author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Lives Matter: A Reference Book. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892736692498,"sku":"9781479821341","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc56461b-bb4e-4baa-ac56-1c4f2db9cab5.jpg?v=1738204585","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sex-work-today-erotic-labor-in-the-twenty-first-century-9781479821341","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}