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Prostitution scandals in China : policing, media and society / Elaine Jeffreys.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jeffreys, Elaine, 1960-
- Series:
- Routledge studies--China in transition.
- China in transition
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prostitution--China.
- Prostitution.
- Prostitution--Economic aspects.
- Police corruption--China.
- Police corruption.
- Mass media and sex--China.
- Mass media and sex.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Prostitution Scandals in China presents an examination of media coverage of prostitution-related scandals in contemporary China. It demonstrates that the subject of prostitution is not only widely debated, but also that these public discussions have ramifications for some of the key social, legal and political issues affecting citizens of the PRC. Further, this book shows how these public discussions impact on issues as diverse as sexual exploitation, civil rights, government corruption, child and youth protection, policing abuses, and public health.In this book Elaine Jeffr
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Prostitution, policing and the media in reform-era China; 2 Forced prostitution: China's contemporary chastity heroes; 3 Youth prostitution: China's growing sex market; 4 Male-male prostitution: China's first same-sex prostitution case; 5 Penalising buyers of sex: China's 'whoring professor' case; 6 Exposing police corruption: China's virgin prostitute cases; 7 Questioning police powers: China's prostitution parade; 8 Regulating prostitution: China's 100 Per Cent Condom Use Program; 9 Concluding remarks
- NotesReferences; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-77665-X
- 9786613687043
- 0-203-11896-0
- 1-136-31260-9
- 9780203118962
- OCLC:
- 804662302
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