The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It
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Book Overview
Each year, more than 800,000 women and children are lured, tricked, or forced into prostitution to meet an apparently insatiable demand, joining an estimated 10 million women already ensnared in the $20 billion worldwide sex trade. To date, most research on the subject has focused on the various issues that propel these women into the trade, but little has been investigated, or written, about those who trigger the demand--the "Johns." In this hard- hitting expose , Victor Malarek ranges worldwide, unmasking the kind of men--and organizations--that foster and drive the sex trade, from America to Europe, Brazil to Thailand, Phnom Penh to St. Petersburg and Costa Rica. From socioeconomic background to emotional stability, Malarek investigates the root of the cause and attacks the idea that prostitution is a victimless crime. He explores the efficacy of Sweden's outlawing the buying--rather than the selling--of sex, and its dramatic impact on the country's prostitution rates. The Johns is a chilling look into a dark corner of the world that these men have created at the expense of countless women and children.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1611450128
ISBN13:9781611450125
Release Date:August 2011
Publisher:Arcade Publishing
Length:328 Pages
Weight:0.92 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Johns, Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
The subject matter of this book is quite disturbing but the author has done an excellent job of stepping inside the world of Johns and researching their thought processes and actions - in their own words in many cases. He even traveled to several sites around the world seen as sexual vacation locations by Johns and promoted on the worldwide tourims venues as sex tourism locations. Anyone with a conscience and awareness of human trafficking for the sex trade and those who are sheltered from this topic should give this book a read. This book tells the ugly truth about men who pay for sex.
Surprisingly good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I was a little worried this book might be a little too prurient. It actually turned out to be rather serious, and definitely very hard-hitting. Unlike most books on prostitution, this one focuses on the other side of the equation - the men who purchase sex. Two things really struck me about these men. One, they seemed to have a lot of anger and resentment toward women, and expressed a real need for control over them. Second, they operate very strongly in denial. As an example of the latter is the idea that prostitution is a victimless crime. Malarek does a good job pointing out that this is rarely the case - whether talking about children, drug users, abuse victims, trafficking victims, etc. Being a good journalist, Malarek does provide plenty of stories (right down to trying to purchase some girls in Costa Rica himself), but also provides analysis and a surprising amount of passion too.
A must buy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
A wake-up call for men who think of nothing but themselves when exploiting women and girls. Prostitution is not a victimless crime.
Must Reading for Fathers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
A must read for men, especially fathers, who feel that prostitution is a 'victim-less' crime. This book describes how millions of men, around the globe, are buying sex from teenagers. Organized crime recieves the dollars, not the young girls who are often-time held captive and forced to service 10-20 men a day, every day. It's time for us all to stop looking the other way.
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