The Sexual Organization of the City
435 pages, 1 map, 21 figures, 39 tables 6 x 9
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2004
Cloth $35.00
ISBN: 9780226470313
Published May 2004
Paper $23.00
ISBN: 9780226468976
Published September 2005
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List of Illustrations and Tables Preface
Part One Introduction 1 ) The Theory of Sex Markets 2 ) The Chicago Health and Social Life Survey Design Part Two The Structure of Urban Sexual Markets 3 ) Neighborhoods as Sex Markets 4 ) Race and the Construction of Same-Sex Sex Markets in Four Chicago Neighborhoods
Part Three Sexual and Social Consequences of Sexual Marketplaces 5 ) Meeting and Mating over the Life Course 6 ) The Sex Market and Its Implications for Family Formation 7 ) Commitment, Jealousy, and the Quality of Life 8 ) Violence and Sexuality: Examining Intimate-Partner Violence and Forced Sexual Activity 9 ) Social Networks and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Part Four Institutional Responses and Silences 10 ) Constructing Causal Stories and Moral Boundaries: Institutional Approaches to Sexual Problems 11 ) Religion and the Politics of Sexuality 12 ) The Cultural Economy of Urban Sexuality References Contributors Author Index Subject Index
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