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The judgement machine : markets, internet technologies and policies in commercial sex

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Pettinger, Lynne (2015) The judgement machine : markets, internet technologies and policies in commercial sex. Social Policy and Society, Volume 14 (Number 1). pp. 135-143. doi:10.1017/S1474746414000311 ISSN 1474-7464.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746414000311

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Abstract

The judgements and valuations made on Internet review sites are part of contemporary consumer culture. This article considers what such sites do in the market for commercial sex. It contributes to policy discussions in two ways. Firstly, it considers how the infrastructure and mechanisms of the web enables organising, searching and reporting of consumer experience and hence how web reviews mediate commercial markets. It thereby draws links between social policies that concern the Internet and those that relate to sex work. Secondly, it explores how sex review sites mediate the field of commercial sex and discusses some of the potential insights for policy audiences. Policies directed at the regulation of this market will benefit from clear recognition of what customers understand their actions to be and how they participate in the construction of norms about commercial sex.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Sex-oriented businesses, Prostitution -- Government policy, Consumer satisfaction
Journal or Publication Title: Social Policy and Society
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 1474-7464
Official Date: January 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2015Published
27 August 2014Available
2014Accepted
Volume: Volume 14
Number: Number 1
Number of Pages: 9
Page Range: pp. 135-143
DOI: 10.1017/S1474746414000311
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 29 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access: 29 December 2015

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