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The Social Organization of Sexual Partnering and Sexual Relationships The Social Organization of Sexual Partnering and Sexual Relationships
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Conceptualizing Sex Markets Conceptualizing Sex Markets
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Structuring by Roles and Positions Structuring by Roles and Positions
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Structuring by Local Brokers Structuring by Local Brokers
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Structuring by the Social and Cultural Embeddedness of Sex Markets Structuring by the Social and Cultural Embeddedness of Sex Markets
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Social Networks. Social Networks.
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Space. Space.
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Sexual Culture. Sexual Culture.
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Institutions. Institutions.
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Relationship Maintenance Relationship Maintenance
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Limitations of the Market Approach Limitations of the Market Approach
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Outline of the Book Outline of the Book
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Part One: Introduction Part One: Introduction
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Part Two: The Structure of Urban Sex Markets Part Two: The Structure of Urban Sex Markets
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Part Three: Sexual and Social Consequences of Sexual Marketplaces Part Three: Sexual and Social Consequences of Sexual Marketplaces
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Part Four: Institutional Responses and Silences Part Four: Institutional Responses and Silences
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Abstract
This chapter explains why the choice of sex partner and the outcome of the resultant relationship are consistently patterned within and organized by particular communities, social networks, organizations, and meaning systems. These vignettes highlight some of the themes of the chapter: the constructed, highly organized venues in which individuals search for sex partners; the role that group cultures and community norms play in structuring sexual relationships and behavioral repertoires; the limited efforts of institutional actors, such as churches or social-service agencies, to regulate relationships and behaviors as well as the limited effects of those efforts; the importance of urban space as a facilitator of sexual transactions; and the social, family, and health consequences of sexual decision making. The chapter also explains recurrent patterns of partner selection and relationship formation in different urban subpopulations, and the unintended outcomes of different patterns of sexuality.
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