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Edited by Edward O. Laumann, Stephen Ellingson, Jenna Mahay, Anthony Paik, and Y

The Sexual Organization of the City

435 pages, 1 map, 21 figures, 39 tables  6 x 9  © 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
Subjects



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