Damned Whores and God's PoliceFeminist perspective first published in 1975 of how Australia's history and culture have limited women's roles in society. A new introduction discusses changes relevant to each original chapter and comments on issues still requiring change. The final chapter of the first edition, an attempt to look into the future, is replaced with an analysis of the women's movement from 1975-93. Summers is a former consultant to Prime Minister Paul Keating's Office for the Status of Women and currently editor of 'Good Weekend' magazine. |
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Anne Summers. PROSTITUTES Prostitution is as old as patriarchy . It occurs inevitably in a society where women are seen as sex objects and are also denied economic independence . When women are paid even less for their labour power than ...
Anne Summers. PROSTITUTES Prostitution is as old as patriarchy . It occurs inevitably in a society where women are seen as sex objects and are also denied economic independence . When women are paid even less for their labour power than ...
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... prostitutes is designed to keep the price down , again benefiting the customers . The only honourable alternative to the present prostitution scene is its total abolition and that can only come about when women are well paid for jobs ...
... prostitutes is designed to keep the price down , again benefiting the customers . The only honourable alternative to the present prostitution scene is its total abolition and that can only come about when women are well paid for jobs ...
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... prostitutes . -- - Again , women's lack of choice has been glossed over and the polarized stereotypes have been posed as descriptive of reality as well as being prescriptive ( in the case of God's Police ) and proscriptive ( in the case ...
... prostitutes . -- - Again , women's lack of choice has been glossed over and the polarized stereotypes have been posed as descriptive of reality as well as being prescriptive ( in the case of God's Police ) and proscriptive ( in the case ...
Contents
Introduction to the New Edition | 1 |
Introduction | 59 |
PART ONE THE NEXUS OF OPPRESSION | 75 |
Copyright | |
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