Slut-shaming, whorephobia, and the unfinished sexual revolution / Meredith Ralston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ralston, Meredith L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen'sUniversity Press, [2021]

Summary:

The sexual revolution is unfinished. A sexual double standard between men and women still exists, and society continues to punish bad girls and reward good ones. Until we eliminate good-girl privilege and bad-girl stigma, women will not be fully free to embrace their sexuality. Meredith Ralston looks at the common denominators between the #MeToo movement, the myths of rape culture, and the pleasure gap between men and women to reveal the ways that sexually liberated women threaten the patriarchy.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

The “Good Girl” Problem

Rape Culture and Slut-Shaming

Sexual Double Standards and the Unfinished Sexual Revolution

The Origins of Bad Girl Stigma and Good Girl Privilege

The “Bad Girl” Problem

The Money Problem – Is Sex Work Work?

The Male Problem – Is Sex Work Violence against Women?

The Morality Problem – Is Sex Work Degrading?

Ending Good Girl Privilege and Bad Girl Stigma

Decriminalize Sex Work

Destigmatize Sex

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-2280-0799-2

0-2280-0798-4

OCLC:

1232163636