Getting Past 'the Pimp' : : Management in the Sex Industry / / Chris Bruckert, Colette Parent.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Bruckert, Chris,; Parent, Colette ,
• MitwirkendeR: Bruckert, Chris,; Clamen, Jenn,; Corriveau, Patrice,; Jeffrey, Leslie Ann,; Law, Tuulia,; Mensah, Maria Nengeh,; Parent, Colette,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: Revisioning Third Parties in the Sex Industry --; 1. The Representation of the “Pimp”: A Barrier to Understanding the Work of Third Parties in the Adult Canadian Sex Industry --; 2. Who Are Third Parties? Pathways In and Out of Third Party Work --; 3. Through the Voices of Female Sex Workers: The Street Managers --; 4. The Business of Sex Businesses: Management in the Incall/Outcall Sector --; 5. Third Parties and the Employment Relationship: The Erotic Dance Sector in Ontario --; 6. Managing Sex Work: Bringing the Industry in from the Cold --; Works Cited --; Contributors
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781487517410; 9783110606799
• DOI: 10.3138/9781487517410
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Chris Bruckert, Colette Parent.

The issue of third parties in the sex industry – individuals who are neither the client nor the service provider – has become especially urgent in our current socio-political context. Surprisingly, in spite of an emergence of critical scholarship on the sex industry, as well as recommendations by key governmental committees, little attention has been extended to examining the role of individuals labelled pimps, procurers, and traffickers. Addressing the function of third parties on the street and indoors, Getting Past 'the Pimp' incorporates solid empirical evidence including documentary analysis, 75 interviews with third parties, and 52 interviews with sex workers to unpack the roles and relationships of third parties in three sectors of the sex industry‒ incall/outcall, stripping, and street-based prostitution. Contrary to prevailing stereotypes that portray third parties as inherently abusive and controlling, these workers fulfill important roles and provide vital services as associates, fee-for-service hires, and agency owners or managers responsible for scheduling and arranging transportation and security. The sex industry, like mainstream businesses, rarely depend exclusively on client and worker to operate efficiently, and safely.