What's Wrong with Prostitution? Evaluating Sex Work

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Previous articleNext article No AccessWhat's Wrong with Prostitution? Evaluating Sex WorkChristine OverallChristine Overall Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 17, Number 4Summer, 1992 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/494761 Views: 781Total views on this site Citations: 100Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1992 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Michael A. Hansen, Isabelle Johansson Asking About “Prostitution”, “Sex Work” and “Transactional Sex”: Question Wording and Attitudes Toward Trading Sexual Services, The Journal of Sex Research 5 (Oct 2022): 1–12.https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2130859Bethany Jennings, Viviene E Cree, Steve Kirkwood Agency and exploitation: Two sides of one coin? 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