PACHINN@oregon.uoregon.edu (Patrick Chinn) (10/15/89)
Can anyone out there help me? I'm and ugrad at the University of Oregon, and I'm trying to write term paper comparing the Functionalist and Feminist views of Prostitution. I've done a couple hours of work on the UofO library computer searching for books, but I've turned up almost nothing. If you know of any good books, articles, or any other material that might help, please let me know. Any hints will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
travis@douglass.cs.columbia.edu (Travis Lee Winfrey) (10/17/89)
In article <9194@oregon.uoregon.edu> PACHINN@oregon.uoregon.edu (Patrick Chinn) writes: >Can anyone out there help me? I'm and ugrad at the University of Oregon, >and I'm trying to write term paper comparing the Functionalist and Feminist >views of Prostitution. I've done a couple hours of work on the UofO library >computer searching for books, but I've turned up almost nothing. Sounds fab, but what are the functionalist and feminist views of prostitution? Surely you've found *some* books on prostitution: there are hundreds of titles available. You did spend some time looking through Books In Print, not just the library catalog, right? >If you know of any good books, articles, or any other material that might >help, please let me know. Any hints will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. You should definitely look at Sex Work : Writings by women in the sex industry Frederique Delacost & Priscilla Alexander, editors Cleis Press, 1987 This is a collection of article and interviews by women in various aspects of the sex industry: prostitutes, strippers, porn stars, massage parlor workers, etc. There are also remarks from people working on both sides of the politicization of the sex trade (i.e., those who think prostitution should be legalized, and those who think it is female slavery). There is an large, annotated bibliography, and a list of relevant organizations, e.g., Coyote (Cast Off Your Old Tired Ethics), a prostitute advocacy group. The tone of the book is largely in favor of legalization of prostitution. You may want to want to call Coyote yourself. They'll have offices in Las Vegas, and maybe in Reno and Los Angeles. I believe there is an article by Susan Brownmiller on Prostitution in "Woman in Sexist Society," edited by Vivian Gornick, which should be widely available. If not, you could look for Brownmiller's 70's publications, since I'm pretty sure she spent a lot of time on the subject. For a very strong view, there's Kathleen Barry, who has written "Female Sexual Slavery," (several editions: Prentice Hall, 79; NYU Pr., 84; NYU Pr., 87). I've not read these books, only some articles about her. There are other books I could recommend, but I'm not really certain what you want, since you mention that you've already been in the library. t Arpa: travis@cs.columbia.edu Usenet: rutgers!columbia!travis