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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-10031338438X

ISBN-139780313384387

eBay Product ID (ePID)8038279512

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIn the Company of Men : inside the Lives of Male Prostitutes

SubjectGeneral, Prostitution & Sex Trade, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality)

Publication Year2011

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael D. Smith, Christian Grov

Subject AreaSocial Science, Psychology

SeriesSex, Love, and Psychology Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight19 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2011-000782

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.74/30973

Table Of ContentSeries Foreword Dr. Judy Kuriansky 1. An Accidental Affair 2. The Second Oldest Profession? 3. Joining the Club 4. Getting into the Groove 5. Friends and Brothers 6. More than a Job 7. The Business 8. What You Get for a Buck 9. Place and Context 10. All Good Things?... Appendix A: Demographic Characteristics of Agency Escorts Appendix B: Cast and Characters: Information about People Involved with College Boys References Index

SynopsisOffering a new perspective on male prostitution, In the Company of Men employs qualitative methodology to present a real-world view of the issues, both obvious and obscure, surrounding the world's "second-oldest profession." In the Company of Men: Inside the Lives of Male Prostitutes is the only book to document male prostitution from the perspective of a group of men working for a single male escort agency. The in-depth account goes behind the scenes to shed light on the very hidden world of Internet male escorts, their customers, and the niche they inhabit in modern American society. At the same time, it has much to tell us about post-modern identity, culture, and sexuality--and the transformative influence of the Internet on sexual behavior and male prostitution. Through numerous interviews, the book examines the sometimes-dichotomous relationship between the image men convey and the lengths to which they go in order to meet their most private needs. Readers travel down a cyber Sunset Boulevard to see what attracts young men to work as escorts, how an escort agency serves economic and personal goals, and how a community can evolve among the men involved., In the Company of Men: Inside the Lives of Male Prostitutes is the only book to document male prostitution from the perspective of a group of men working for a single male escort agency. The in-depth account goes behind the scenes to shed light on the very hidden world of Internet male escorts, their customers, and the niche they inhabit in modern American society. At the same time, it has much to tell us about post-modern identity, culture, and sexuality--and the transformative influence of the Internet on sexual behavior and male prostitution. Through numerous interviews, the book examines the sometimes-dichotomous relationship between the image men convey and the lengths to which they go in order to meet their most private needs. Readers travel down a cyber Sunset Boulevard to see what attracts young men to work as escorts, how an escort agency serves economic and personal goals, and how a community can evolve among the men involved., Offering a new perspective on male prostitution, In the Company of Men employs qualitative methodology to present a real-world view of the issues, both obvious and obscure, surrounding the world's "second-oldest profession."

LC Classification NumberHQ119.4.U6S65 2011