1. The Theory of Sex Markets

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations and Tables ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Part One. Introduction
6. 1. The Theory of Sex Markets 3
7. 2. The Chicago Health and Social Life Survey Design 39
8. Part Two. The Structure of Urban Sexual Markets
9. 3. Neighborhoods as Sex Markets 69
10. 4. Race and the Construction of Same-Sex Sex Markets in Four Chicago Neighborhoods 93
11. Part Three. Sexual and Social Consequences of Sexual Marketplaces
12. 5. Meeting and Mating over the Life Course 127
13. 6. The Sex Market and Its Implications for Family Formation 165
14. 7. Commitment, Jealousy, and the Quality of Life 194
15. 8. Violence and Sexuality 226
16. 9. Social Networks and Sexually Transmitted Diseases 264
17. Part Four. Institutional Responses and Silences
18. 10. Constructing Causal Stories and Moral Boundaries 283
19. 11. Religion and the Politics of Sexuality 309
20. 12. The Cultural Economy of Urban Sexuality 349
21. References 361
22. Contributors 389
23. Author Index 391
24. Subject Index 399