1. The Research Methodology: Theory, Process and Reality -- 2. The Road to Prostitution Developmental and Motivating Factors -- 3. The Rules of the Game: The Business of the Patch -- 4. Coping with the Job -- 5. The Criminality Factor: Drugs and Crime -- 6. The Punters -- 7. The Police -- 8. The 'Problem' of Prostitution -- 9. Summary and Conclusions -- App. A. The Questionnaire Schedule -- App. B. Prostitution in a Northern City: An Historical Review -- App. C. The Social Control of Prostitutes: Legislative Measures
Summary
Based on interviews with 40 women working as prostitutes, this work analyzes why women enter the world of prostitution, how the skills and values of the business are transmitted and how the individuals themselves define, perceive and rationalize their activity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index
