Prostitution Scandals in China

Prostitution Scandals in China presents an examination of media coverage of prostitution-related scandals in contemporary China. It demonstrates that the subject of prostitution is not only widely debated, but also that these public discussions have ramifications for some of the key social, legal and political issues affecting citizens of the PRC. Further, this book shows how these public discussions impact on issues as diverse as sexual exploitation, civil rights, government corruption, child and youth protection, policing abuses, and public health.

Elaine Jeffreys is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the China Research Centre, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney.

1. Prostitution, Policing and the Media in Reform-Era China 2. Forced Prostitution: China's Contemporary Chastity Heroes 3. Youth Prostitution: China's Growing Sex Market 4. Male-Male Prostitution: China's 'First' Same-Sex Prostitution Case 5. Penalizing Buyers of Sex: China's 'Whoring Professor' Case 6. Exposing Police Corruption: China's Virgin Prostitute Cases 7. Questioning Police Powers: China's Public Sentencing of Minor Prostitution Offenders 8. Regulating Prostitution: China's 100 Per Cent Condom Use Program