Male Prostitution
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Here is the most comprehensive empirical study ever published about male prostitutes and their clients. Written by one of the most distinguished international scholars in psychiatry and criminal justice, this book provides a carefully designed presentation of in-depth interviews with several hundred London “rent boys.” The interviews included a large sample of one-to-one conversations in a private room tape-recorded with the consent of the interviewees. Dr. West and his colleague, Mr. de Villiers, bring you squarely into the everyday lives of male prostitutes and cover little known details of their lives, such as:the drift into homelessnesssexual orientationentry into prostitutionsexual orientationthreats of blackmail, violence, and murder by male prostitutes or their clientsattitudes and intentions of the male prostitutespost-prostitution careers, legal and criminology issuespersonal fears, desires, and interests of male prostitutesEncyclopedic in scope and depth, Male Prostitution never strays from combining high-level research presented in a readily understandable and often entertaining style and incisive insights and issues critical for both the informed layperson and researchers in human sexuality. Dr. West and his colleague provide is a source of unbiased, detailed information on the male sex industry and their clients which is unavailable in any other book published to date. Booknews Analysis of the male sex industry in London, England, as researched in a study of nearly 100 prostitutes--street workers, and off-street workers (masseurs, "call men," escorts). Often featuring transcriptions of parts of interviews, the authors examine such data as the family background, sexual orientation and business practices of these men, and in addition, the scope of the industry, and related social issues. They include a sample interview script, and a glossary of slang terms. The time-frame of the study is not noted. Paper edition (1-56023-022-3), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceIntroductionPt. IStreet Workers1Composition of the Main Sample32Early Backgrounds63Sexual Orientation224Sex Abuse in Childhood335The Drift into Homelessness528Entry into Prostitution617Transacting the Business808Transactions that Turn Sour999More Problems11510Attitudes and Intentions13011A Supplementary Sample of Street Workers13912Later Careers of Street Workers161Pt. IIAdvertised Services13The Scope of the Male Sex Industry17914Agency Operations19115Self-Employed Masseurs21816Characteristics of Sex Advertisers237Pt. IIISocial Issues in Commercial Sex17The Clients26318Child Prostitution27819Legal Control28520Foreign Experience301Conclusion324Bibliography334Glossary343Appendix: sample interview schedule345Indexes353
