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Looks at the experience of being an exotic dancer in different kinds of strip clubs.

Is stripping good or bad for the women who do it? According to sociologist Mindy S. Bradley-Engen, there''s no simple answer. An exotic dancer''s experiences can be both empowering and degrading: at times a dancer can feel like a goddess, at times ashamed and dirty. Drawing on extensive interviews as well as her own experiences as an exotic dancer, Bradley-Engen shows that strippers'' work experiences are shaped by the types of establishments-the different worlds-in which they work. A typology of strip clubs emerges: the hustle club, the show club, and the social club, each with its own distinct culture, expectations, and challenges, each creating circumstances in which stripping can be good, bad, or indifferent. Going beyond the warring rhetorics of exploitation and empowerment, this book provides a rich and complex account of the realities of exotic dance and offers a fascinating, thought-provoking consideration for both academics and general readers.

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      Publisher: State University of New York Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/05/2009
      ISBN13: 9781438426068, 978-1438426068
      ISBN10: 1438426062

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Looks at the experience of being an exotic dancer in different kinds of strip clubs.

      Is stripping good or bad for the women who do it? According to sociologist Mindy S. Bradley-Engen, there''s no simple answer. An exotic dancer''s experiences can be both empowering and degrading: at times a dancer can feel like a goddess, at times ashamed and dirty. Drawing on extensive interviews as well as her own experiences as an exotic dancer, Bradley-Engen shows that strippers'' work experiences are shaped by the types of establishments-the different worlds-in which they work. A typology of strip clubs emerges: the hustle club, the show club, and the social club, each with its own distinct culture, expectations, and challenges, each creating circumstances in which stripping can be good, bad, or indifferent. Going beyond the warring rhetorics of exploitation and empowerment, this book provides a rich and complex account of the realities of exotic dance and offers a fascinating, thought-provoking consideration for both academics and general readers.

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