Street woman /
Eleanor M. Miller.
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [1987], c1986.
- xi, 201 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Women in the political economy .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-195) and index.
The sociological study of the criminality of women -- Deviant street networks: the social context of female hustling -- The recruitment of young women to deviant street networks: the role of domestic networks -- Running away and drug use as routes to deviant networks -- Living the fast life: the unique conditions of hustling as women's work -- Dreams: aspirations, role models, and attitudes -- Thoughts on the underclass, the women's movement, and increases in the criminality of women.