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Resistance to sex work stigma by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Stigma is ubiquitous in sex work and is well documented in studies of sex workers. But rarely have scholars examined the vital question of whether, and if so…”
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New Directions in Research on Human Trafficking by Weitzer, Ronald

“…This article evaluates four popular claims regarding human trafficking’s international magnitude, trends, and seriousness relative to other illicit global…”
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The Movement to Criminalize Sex Work in the United States by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Until recently, prostitution was not a prominent public issue in the United States. Law and public policy were relatively settled. The past decade, however,…”
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Racially Biased Policing: Determinants of Citizen Perceptions by Weitzer, Ronald, Tuch, Steven A.

“…The current controversy surrounding racial profiling in America has focused renewed attention on the larger issue of racial bias by the police. Yet little is…”
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LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION: Morality Politics in Western Australia by Weitzer, Ronald

“…There is now a sizeable literature examining moral panics and moral crusades in various societies, yet the literature is largely centred on the dynamics of…”
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Police Relations with Arabs and Jews in Israel by Hasisi, Badi, Weitzer, Ronald

“…Remarkably little research has been conducted on police relations with citizens in Israel compared with other societies that are deeply divided along ethnic…”
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Human Trafficking and Contemporary Slavery by Weitzer, Ronald

“…The article begins with a discussion of definitional issues regarding human trafficking and modern slavery and then briefly critiques some popular claims…”
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Sociology of Sex Work by Weitzer, Ronald

“…This review examines key dimensions of contemporary sex work, particularly prostitution. Most research focuses exclusively on street prostitution and female…”
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Theorizing sex work: a sectoral approach by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Apart from polarized feminist theorizing, which is abundant in the literature, much of the scholarship on sex work is atheoretical and based on single-case…”
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American Policing Under Fire: Misconduct and Reform by Weitzer, Ronald

“…A cluster of recent police killings of African American men has sparked an unprecedented amount of public debate regarding policing in the United States…”
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Theorizing Racial Discord over Policing Before and After Ferguson by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Drawing on two theses from the race relations literature, this article presents a foundational perspective on core relationships between the police and racial…”
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The Social Construction of Sex Trafficking: Ideology and Institutionalization of a Moral Crusade by Weitzer, Ronald

“…The issue of sex trafficking has become increasingly politicized in recent years due to the efforts of an influential moral crusade. This article examines the…”
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The puzzling neglect of Hispanic Americans in research on police-citizen relations by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Most studies of police-minority relations in America focus on blacks, usually in comparison with whites. This pattern is particularly puzzling in light of the…”
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The Campaign Against Sex Work in the United States: A Successful Moral Crusade by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Sex work was not a prominent public issue in the USA a generation ago. Law and law enforcement were fairly settled. Over the past two decades, however, a…”
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Interaction Rituals and Sexual Commerce in Thailand’s Erotic Bars by Weitzer, Ronald

“…This article explores bar prostitution as a distinct sexual arena. Drawing on fieldwork in six red-light districts in Thailand, the article identifies key…”
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SEX TRAFFICKING AND THE SEX INDUSTRY: THE NEED FOR EVIDENCE-BASED THEORY AND LEGISLATION by WEITZER, RONALD

“…[...] the very existence of prostitution suggests that men have, according to Carole Pateman, a patriarchal right of access to women's bodies, thus…”
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Re-presenting Red-Light Districts by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Seeing the social side of the sex trade…”
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Economics, Sexuality, and Male Sex Work . By Trevon D. Logan. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Pp. xvii+326. $29.99 (paper) by Weitzer, Ronald

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The Mythology of Prostitution: Advocacy Research and Public Policy by Weitzer, Ronald

“…Over the past decade, public policies on prostitution and other types of sex work have been increasingly contested, both in academia and in popular debates…”
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Social Construction of Sex Work: Ethnography of Escort Agencies in Poland by Weitzer, Ronald

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