Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-388) and indexes.

Introduction -- The Theory of Sex Markets / Stephen Ellingson, Edward O. Laumann, Anthony Paik, and Jenna Mahay -- The Chicago Health and Social Life Survey Design / Martha Van Haitsma, Anthony Paik, and Edward O. Laumann -- The Structure of Urban Sexual Markets -- Neighborhoods as Sex Markets / Jenna Mahay and Edward O. Laumann -- Race and the Construction of Same-Sex Sex Markets in Four Chicago Neighborhoods / Stephen Ellingson and Kirby Schroeder -- Sexual and Social Consequences of Sexual Marketplaces -- Meeting and Mating over the Life Course / Jenna Mahay and Edward O. Laumann -- The Sex Market and Its Implications for Family Formation / Yoosik Youm and Anthony Paik -- Commitment, Jealousy, and the Quality of Life / Anthony Paik, Edward O. Laumann, and Martha Van Haitsma -- Violence and Sexuality: Examining Intimate-Partner Violence and Forced Sexual Activity / Jennifer Tello Buntin, Zohar Lechtman, and Edward O. Laumann -- Social Networks and Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Yoosik Youm and Edward O. Laumann -- Institutional Responses and Silences -- Constructing Causal Stories and Moral Boundaries: Institutional Approaches to Sexual Problems / Stephen Ellingson -- Religion and the Politics of Sexuality / Steve Ellingson, Martha Van Haitsma, Edward O. Laumann, and Nelson Tebbe -- The Cultural Economy of Urban Sexuality / Stephen Ellingson, Jenna Mahay, Anthony Paik, and Edward O. Laumann.

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