Buying Sex as Edgework: Hong Kong Male Clients in Commercial Sex
Commercial sex is a risky business and men who buy sex engage in a form of voluntary risky behaviour. Using Stephen Lyng’s notion of edgework, this qualitative study examines Hong Kong men who buy sex in Hong Kong/China and argues that these men’s engagement can be understood as a form of leisure ed...
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2016
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The British journal of criminology
Year: 2016, Volume: 56, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-122 |
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