In the Company of Men
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-313-38438-7 (ISBN)
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.
Michael D. Smith, PsyD, is associate professor at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology and specializes in addressing risk behaviors among marginalized teens and young adults. Christian Grov, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College and a faculty affiliate with the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY.
Series 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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Sex, Love, and Psychology |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 539 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-313-38438-X / 031338438X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-313-38438-7 / 9780313384387 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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