Sanders, TLM and Hardy, K (2014) Students selling sex: marketisation, higher education and consumption. British Journal of Sociology of Education. ISSN 0142-5692
Abstract
Robust academic research on the topic of students involved in the sex industry is in its infancy, yet the relationship appears consistent and permanent. This paper draws on findings from the largest study into the stripping industry in the United Kingdom to explore the relationships between students, sex work and consumption. To make sense of the relationship between students and participation in the sex industry, a deeper understanding of other social and cultural processes is needed. In this discussion we argue that the following points are relevant and inter-linked: changes to the nature of sexual commerce and sexual consumption as they become part of the marketplace; changes in social attitudes and the rise of ‘respectability’ in sexual commerce; the ‘pleasure dynamic’ amongst students; and changes in the higher education structure that place students as consumers as well as financially fragile. We set out a future research agenda given that this relationship is set to grow as the individual bares the cost of higher education.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013, Sanders, TLM and Hardy, K. Published by Routledge. This is an Open Access article. Non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way, is permitted. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted. |
Keywords: | Consumption; fees; higher education; striptease; sex work; students |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Work and Employment Relation Division (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2015 11:32 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2018 06:11 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2013.854596 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01425692.2013.854596 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83158 |