Neon Wasteland: On Love, Motherhood, and Sex Work in a Rust Belt Town

by Susan Dewey

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This path-breaking book examines the lives of five topless dancers in the economically devastated "rust belt" of upstate New York. With insight and empathy, Susan Dewey shows how these women negotiate their lives as parents, employees, and family members while working in a profession widely regarded as incompatible with motherhood and fidelity. Neither disparaging nor romanticizing her subjects, Dewey investigates the complicated dynamic of performance,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520266919

ISBN13:9780520266919

Release Date:February 2011

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.92 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Cultural Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Psychology Psychology & Counseling Social Science Social Sciences

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