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Abbie, 128

Amy, 218–20

Analise, 6–26, 49, 133–35, 158–60, 165, 173–74, 176, 177, 215–35, 242, 253–58, 265, 266–71

Amy and, 218–20

apartment of, 215–16

art gallery and, 230–34, 237–41, 267

attack on, 226–29, 232

Betsy and, 133–34

Brittany and, 11–13, 17–18, 20, 21, 220–22, 226, 234, 237–41, 254–57

drug use and, 10–13, 20

J.B. and, 13–18, 21, 22, 159–61, 215–16, 226–29, 256

Jo Jo and, 221–25, 256

Kate and, 230–34, 237–38, 267

Kimberly and, 219, 221–25

as madam, 17–23, 25, 26, 135, 158–59, 215–29, 232–33, 237, 242–43, 254, 255, 267

Shine and, 7–13, 101, 215, 241, 256, 272

S.V.’s meeting of, 48–49

Angela, 56–60, 62, 71, 72, 78–79, 83–88, 94, 98, 103–4, 110–25, 135–39, 141, 143–46, 154, 158, 162, 163, 172, 173, 175, 182–83, 202, 221, 223, 224, 230, 234, 242, 257–60, 262, 263, 265, 266, 271, 272

apartment of, 112–16, 118–24, 135–37, 162, 165, 231

departure for Dominican Republic, 251, 264

Internet ad of, 111–12

Azad, 75–77, 91

Bearman, Peter, 28, 130, 167–68

black market, 76, 137, 176, 177, 233, 242, 243

wealthy young philanthropists and, 104

blacks, tangle of pathology and, 144

Bodega de la Familia, La, 103–4

Bourdieu, Pierre, 165

BRIC nations, 177

bricolage, 5

Brittany, 11–13, 17–18, 20, 21, 159, 160, 220–222, 226, 234, 237–41, 254–57

brokers, 173–74

Capone, Al, 142

Carla Consuelo, 113–26, 135–38, 143–46, 162–63, 173, 177, 200, 221, 224, 234, 251–54, 257, 260, 262, 265, 266, 271

attacks on, 116–21, 123, 124, 189–90, 196–98, 236, 253, 258–60

as escort, 125–26, 236, 251

Margot Kerry and, 163–66, 189–90, 196–98, 199, 200, 251–53, 258–60

Carlos, 67–68

Carter, Mindy, 7

Castells, Manuel, 176

Cathy, 183–89, 190, 204

Chelsea, 3, 56, 63

Chicago, 8, 85, 271

gangs in, 49, 54, 62, 63, 71, 86, 103, 171

gentrification in, 56

neighborhoods in, 5, 31

New York contrasted with, 8, 24, 31, 32, 33, 42, 56, 62, 201, 269–71

S.V.’s documentary on housing projects in, 10, 166–67, 179, 180

S.V.’s work in, 23–24, 30, 86, 104, 130, 132–33, 144, 166, 178, 250

underground economy in, 5, 40

young philanthropists and, 109

Chicago, University of, 5, 27–29, 31

Cicourel, Aaron, 175, 178

Cincy, 112–16, 118, 121–24

Clark, Michael, 30, 32, 33

class divisions, 145, 176

low income, 175, 176

middle and upper class, 176

moving across, 165, 176–78, 201, 202, 238, 242

new, 177–78

cocaine:

crack, 1, 99–100, 143

powdered, 100, 139

Shine’s business in, 1, 9–11, 127, 129–32, 138–43, 207–14, 241, 243, 273

Cohan, 101

Collins, Michael, 42–43, 82, 89, 95–96, 146–47, 197

Columbia University, 27–28, 40, 47

ethical research methods and, 179–80

S.V. at, 130, 166, 185, 269

S.V.’s arrival at, 27, 29–30, 261

Conover, Mortimer, 50–54, 60, 61, 73, 84, 150, 263

stroke suffered by, 51–52

crack cocaine, 1, 99–100, 143

crime, observing, 103

cultural capital, 165, 167, 209–10, 249, 253

cultural repertoire, 213

Darlene, 183, 185, 190–91, 215

Declining Significance of Race, The (Wilson), 29

developing world, 177

dot-com bubble, 98, 236

drugs, drug dealing, 7–8, 52, 76, 129, 138, 177, 242

Analise and, 10–13, 20

cocaine:

crack, 1, 99–100, 143

powdered, 100, 139

Shine’s business in, 1, 9–11, 127, 129–32, 138–43, 207–14, 241, 243, 273

Manjun and, 89, 91, 96

Shine and, 1, 4, 9–11, 58

in suburbs, 144

East Village, 132

economy, mainstream, in New York, 39

economy, underground, 40, 86, 92

brokers in, 173–74

in Chicago, 5, 40

connecting to overworld, 178

connectivity in, 172–73

floating communities and, 53–54

legal system and, 171

role of, in lives of middle class and wealthy, 182

social relations in, 52–54

speculation about, 39

trust and confidentiality in, 138

economy, underground, in New York, 1–2, 24, 41–42, 61–62, 86–87, 98, 177, 242

apartment renting and, 84

bank accounts and, 83, 84, 87

black market, 76, 137, 176, 177, 233, 242, 243

wealthy young philanthropists and, 104

day laborers in, 72–73

drugs, see drugs, drug dealing

as floating community, 53–54, 58

in Harlem, 36–37, 39–40, 175

health care and, 83, 84

sex work, see sex industry

Social Security and, 77

spread into surrounding world, 71

violence in, 89, 196–97

entropy, 242

escort services, 43–44, 84, 121, 182–83, 202, 225, 242

Analise and, 17–23, 25, 26, 135, 158–59, 215–29, 232–33, 237, 242–43, 254, 255, 267

Carla and, 125–26, 236, 251

Fiona and, 245–47

Morgan and, 245–48

quitting in, 240

see also prostitution, prostitutes

ethnography, 1, 39

Evalina, 2–3, 9, 11–12, 101, 141, 158, 256

Shine and, 10, 12, 214

Fiona, 245–47

floating communities, 53–54, 58, 137

see also underground economy

Foner, Nancy, 94

food stamps, 108

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Levitt and Dubner), 39, 98

Friedman, Milton, 209

Gang Leader for a Day (Venkatesh), 1, 29, 40

gangs, 99

in Chicago, 49, 54, 62, 63, 71, 86, 103, 171

gang leaders’ self-image and, 142

Gans, Herbert, 27–28, 167, 203

Geertz, Clifford, 25

generalizability problem, 40

gentrification, 4, 38, 55–56, 177

Giuliani, Rudy, 4, 63, 68, 76, 78, 83

global cities, globalization, 37–39, 61, 93–95, 172, 177, 241, 252, 271, 272

floating and, 137; see also floating communities

informational cities and, 176

New York as, 5, 37–40, 93–94, 137, 172, 201, 215, 269–70

sociological study of, 38

Greenpoint, 114

Harlem, 31, 35–37, 59–60, 74, 99, 102, 105, 209–10

underground economy in, 36–37, 39–40, 175

Harvard University, 48, 165

wine tasting, 48–49, 133–34, 224

Harvey, David, 37

Hell’s Kitchen, 4, 5, 55–56, 60, 95, 111, 147, 215

hipsters, 112, 114

homeless, 72–73

immigrants, 93–94, 177, 202

underground railroad for, 97

informational cities, 176

international law, 173

Internet:

entrepreneurs, 98

prostitution and, 111–12, 114, 252

Janowitz, Morris, 85

J.B. (Junebug), 13–18, 21, 22, 159–61, 215–16, 226–29, 235–38, 253–54, 256, 257, 265

film career of, 159, 160, 215, 226, 229–30, 235–37, 255, 256, 268

Shine and, 255

Jimmy, 261–64

johns, 186, 194–95

emotional exchange and, 187–88, 193–95

Jonathan, 192–95

Martin, 186–89, 191–95, 203–6, 250, 257–58

money exchange as protection for, 187–88

Nate, 192–95

Jo Jo, 221–25, 256

Jonathan, 192–95

Joshi, 77–79, 81–82, 88, 91, 162, 263

Juan, 157–58, 165, 207–13, 237–39

Jung, Carl, 236

Karina, 171–72, 173

Kate, 230–34, 237–38, 267

Kerry, Margot, 147, 149–55, 158, 163–74, 175–83, 224, 257, 263–65, 271

background of, 152–53

Carla and, 163–66, 189–90, 196–98, 199, 200, 251–53, 258–60

financial advice given by, 245–48

finishing school of, 199–201

as madam, 154–55, 163–66, 168–73, 176, 181–83, 185, 189–92, 199–201, 215, 230, 232–33, 238, 245–49, 251, 252, 264

sex business quit by, 264, 270

strip clubs and, 180–81

Khan, Shamus, 224

Kimberly, 219, 221–25

Kings County Hospital, 118

Kotlowitz, Alex, 105

Kozol, Jonathan, 105

Kristina, 83–86

La Bodega de la Familia, 103–4

Latino community, 103–4

law, 171

international, 173

Levitt, Steven, 54, 98, 130

Liebow, Elliot, 145

London, 37, 39, 172, 176

Louise, 165

Lower East Side, 63, 98, 103, 104, 110

Madrigal, Father, 113, 115, 118–20, 122–24

Manhattan Nights, 172

see also Kerry, Margot

Manjun, 56–63, 65–71, 73, 77, 80–81, 84–86, 88, 91, 94, 111, 138, 143–46, 154, 155, 162, 172–73, 175, 223, 225, 231, 257, 265, 266, 270–72

disappearance of, 88, 91, 95–96, 146

drug trade and, 89, 91, 96

forced prostitution and, 91–92

shop of, 56–59, 61–63, 65, 69–72, 76, 77–80, 82–84, 86–90, 150

thief and, 80, 82, 89, 91

Margot, see Kerry, Margot

Marjorie, 204

Martin, 186–89, 191–95, 203–6, 250, 257–58

Marx, Karl, 209

Max, 21

McCombs, Silvia, 105–9

Merton, Robert, 27, 167, 217

Michael (acquaintance of Analise), 160

Michael (acquaintance of Shine), 127, 128, 129

Michael (brother of Shine), 155–57

Midtown, 4, 62, 63, 74, 83–84, 97, 98, 102, 126, 129, 149

Mills, C. Wright, 27–28, 167

Morgan, 245–48

Mortimer, see Conover, Mortimer

Moynihan Report, 144

Nate, 192–95

New York, 271–72

Chelsea, 3, 56, 63

Chicago contrasted with, 8, 24, 31, 32, 33, 42, 56, 62, 201, 269–71

contrasts in, 38–39

East Village, 132

gentrification in, 4, 38, 55–56, 177

as global city, 5, 37–40, 93–94, 137, 172, 176, 177, 201, 215, 269–70

Greenpoint, 114

Harlem, 31, 35–37, 59–60, 74, 99, 102, 105, 209–10

underground economy in, 36–37, 39–40, 175

Hell’s Kitchen, 4, 5, 55–56, 60, 95, 111, 147, 215

hipsters in, 112, 114

immigrants in, 93–95, 97, 177, 202

Latino community in, 103–4

Lower East Side, 63, 98, 103, 104, 110

mainstream economy in, 39

Midtown, 4, 62, 63, 74, 83–84, 97, 98, 102, 126, 129, 149

poverty in, 94

sex work in, see sex industry

sociology and, 23–25

Soho, 3, 132, 149

suburbanization of, 95

Times Square area, 76

Wall Street, 4, 63, 129, 203

Williamsburg, 114

New York, underground economy in, 1–2, 24, 41–42, 61–62, 86–87, 98, 177, 242

apartment renting and, 84

bank accounts and, 83, 84, 87

black market, 76, 137, 176, 177, 233, 242, 243

wealthy young philanthropists and, 104

day laborers in, 72–73

drugs, see drugs, drug dealing

as floating community, 53–54, 58

in Harlem, 36–37, 39–40, 175

health care and, 83, 84

sex work, see sex industry

Social Security and, 77

spread into surrounding world, 71

violence in, 89, 196–97

9/11 attacks, 97

Ninth Avenue Family Video, 56–59, 61–63, 65, 69–72, 76, 77–80, 82–84, 86–90, 150

Park, Robert, 29

Patriot Act, 97

philanthropists, young, 104–10, 132

black market and, 104

poor, 23, 94, 201–2, 225

hard work and resilience among, 143–46

stereotypes about, 143–44

welfare and, 106

Silvia and, 106, 108, 109

porn shops, 68–69, 71, 72, 74, 90, 202

of Manjun, 56–59, 61–63, 65, 69–72, 76, 77–80, 82–84, 86–90, 150

of Santosh, 74–75, 88

poverty, see poor

prostitution, prostitutes, 1–2, 22, 26, 42–44, 52, 75–76, 110–11, 177

Analise and, 17–23, 25, 26, 135, 158–59, 215–29, 232–33, 237, 242–43, 254, 255, 267

Angela and, 56–60, 62, 71, 72, 78, 83–88, 98, 104, 110–25, 135–39

aspiring artist types and, 184–85

Azad and, 75–76

Brittany and, 11–13, 17–18, 20, 21, 159, 160, 220–222, 226, 234, 237–41

Carla and, see Carla Consuelo

Cathy and, 183–89, 190, 204

Cincy and, 112–16, 118, 121–24

clients and, see sex industry clients

escort services, see escort services

exit strategies and, 232–33, 245–48

female empowerment and, 232

forced, 91–92

high-end, 182–85, 192, 202, 205, 252, 263; see also escort services

Internet and, 111–12, 114, 252

Jo Jo and, 221–25, 256

Kimberly and, 219, 221–25

Manjun and, 91–92

Margot Kerry and, 149–55, 163–66, 168–73, 176, 181–83, 185, 189–92, 199–201, 215, 230, 232–33, 238, 245–49, 251, 252, 264

Santosh and, 74

street, 42–43, 71, 73, 78, 84, 98

Vonnie and, 110–25, 135–39, 141

women from business world in, 184–85

Rajesh, 75–76, 91, 98

revanchist policies, 177

Ricky, 198, 258

Santosh, 74–76, 88, 90–93, 97–98, 145–46, 231, 233, 270, 271

Sassen, Saskia, 37, 38

Savage Inequalities (Kozol), 105

September 11 attacks, 97

sex industry, 61, 71–76, 202, 264

aspirations and, 155

escort services, 43–44, 84, 121, 182–83, 202, 225, 242

Analise and, 17–23, 25, 26, 135, 158–59, 215–29, 232–33, 237, 242–43, 254, 255, 267

Carla and, 125–26, 236, 251

Fiona and, 245–47

Morgan and, 245–48

quitting in, 240

ethnic variance in, 181

exit strategies and, 232–33, 245–48

Kristina and, 83–86

multinational nature of, 71–72

networked community and, 84–85

porn shops, 68–69, 71, 72, 74, 90, 202

of Manjun, 56–59, 61–63, 65, 69–72, 76, 77–80, 82–84, 86–90, 150

of Santosh, 74–75, 88

prostitution, prostitutes, 1–2, 22, 26, 42–44, 52, 75–76, 110–11, 177

Analise and, 17–23, 25, 26, 135, 158–59, 215–29, 232–33, 237, 242–43, 254, 255, 267

Angela and, 56–60, 62, 71, 72, 78, 83–88, 98, 104, 110–25, 135–39

aspiring artist types and, 184–85

Azad and, 75–76

Brittany and, 11–13, 17–18, 20, 21, 159, 160, 220–222, 226, 234, 237–41

Carla and, see Carla Consuelo

Cathy and, 183–89, 190, 204

Cincy and, 112–16, 118, 121–24

clients and, see sex industry clients

escort services, see escort services

exit strategies and, 232–33, 245–48

female empowerment and, 232

forced, 91–92

high-end, 182–85, 192, 202, 205, 252, 263; see also escort services

Internet and, 111–12, 114, 252

Jo Jo and, 221–25, 256

Kimberly and, 219, 221–25

Manjun and, 91–92

Margot Kerry and, 149–55, 163–66, 168–73, 176, 181–83, 185, 189–92, 199–201, 215, 230, 232–33, 238, 245–49, 251, 252, 264

Santosh and, 74

street, 42–43, 71, 73, 78, 84, 98

Vonnie and, 110–25, 135–39, 141

women from business world in, 184–85

Santosh and, 74–75

social networks and, 73

socioeconomic and ethnic mixing in, 164–66

strip clubs, 6, 44–47, 49–50, 185, 202, 261–62

Margot Kerry and, 180–81

Mortimer and, 50–54

Times Square and, 76

transition to normal life, 245–48

white women in, 158

sex industry clients, 186, 194–95

emotional exchange and, 187–88, 193–95

Jonathan, 192–95

Martin, 186–89, 191–95, 203–6, 250, 257–58

money exchange as protection for, 187–88

Nate, 192–95

Sex Workers’ Project, Urban Justice Center, 2, 43, 47, 71, 73, 83, 175

Shakespeare, William, 233

Shine, 1–6, 12, 16, 23–25, 35–37, 42, 54–59, 62–63, 69–71, 98–103, 126–32, 138–43, 143–46, 155–58, 162, 175–77, 179–80, 196, 207–14, 233, 234, 242–43, 255–58, 264–73

Analise and, 7–13, 101, 215, 241, 256, 272

art galleries and, 2–6, 101, 214–15, 241, 265–66, 273

cocaine business of, 1, 4, 9–11, 58, 127, 129–32, 138–43, 207–14, 241, 243, 273

conflict resolution and, 172

Evalina and, 10, 12, 214

family of, 155–57, 265

father of, 156

geographical boundaries and, 102

at hotel bar, 126–29

J.B. and, 255

Juan and, 157–58, 165, 207–13, 237–39

mother of, 156–57, 210

as pimp, 99

staff of, 138–43, 157–58, 207–8, 231–32, 240

S.V.’s meeting of, 1, 30–35

S.V.’s relationship with, 103

white clients and, 101–3, 141, 174, 209–10, 214

Shoomi, 66–68, 90, 94

Smith, Neil, 177

snowball sampling, 151

Social Security, 77

Society of Fellows, 48

social capital, 165, 167, 209–10, 249, 253

social classes, 145, 176

low income, 175, 176

middle and upper, 176

moving across, 165, 176–78, 201, 202, 238, 242

new, 177–78

sociology, sociologists, 23, 28–29, 37, 73, 87, 143–45, 195, 201, 203, 206, 250, 271

at Columbia, 27–28

ecological viewpoint in, 38, 145

ethical research methods and, 179–80

ethnography, 1, 39

Chicago style and, 23–24

globalization studied by, 38

moving across social classes and, 165, 201

New York style and, 23–25

poor as viewed by, 23, 143–44, 201

small n problem in, 40, 184, 250, 252, 263, 271–72

snowball sampling in, 151

S.V.’s documentary and, 166–67

Soho, 3, 132, 149

squeegee men, 68, 69, 72

State of Grace (film), 55

strip clubs, 6, 44–47, 49–50, 185, 202, 261–62

Margot Kerry and, 180–81

Mortimer and, 50–54

Sula, 80–83, 91

Swidler, Ann, 213

There Are No Children Here (Kotlowitz), 105

third culture, 174

Times Square, 76

Tito, 211, 237

Tori, 185–86

Truly Disadvantaged, The (Wilson), 29

Tuskegee trials, 179

underground economy, 40, 86, 92

brokers in, 173–74

in Chicago, 5, 40

connecting to overworld, 178

connectivity in, 172–73

floating communities and, 53–54

legal system and, 171

role of, in lives of middle class and wealthy, 182

social relations in, 52–54

speculation about, 39

trust and confidentiality in, 138

underground economy in New York, 1–2, 24, 41–42, 61–62, 86–87, 98, 177, 242

apartment renting and, 84

bank accounts and, 83, 84, 87

black market, 76, 137, 176, 177, 233, 242, 243

wealthy young philanthropists and, 104

day laborers in, 72–73

drugs, see drugs, drug dealing

as floating community, 53–54, 58

in Harlem, 36–37, 39–40, 175

health care and, 83, 84

sex work, see sex industry

Social Security and, 77

spread into surrounding world, 71

violence in, 89, 196–97

University of Chicago, 5, 27–29, 31

Urban Justice Center, 61

Sex Workers’ Project at, 2, 43, 47, 71, 73, 83, 175

Venkatesh, Sudhir (author):

arrival at Columbia, 27, 29–30, 261

Bearman and, 28, 130, 167–68

Chicago public housing documentary of, 10, 166–67, 179, 180

Chicago sociology background of, 23–24, 30, 86, 104, 130, 132–33, 144, 166, 178, 250

Clark and, 30, 32, 33

at Columbia, 130, 166, 185, 269

as documentary filmmaker, 179–82, 185, 229–30, 262–63, 268–69

Gang Leader for a Day, 1, 29, 40

panic attacks of, 150–51

research grant of, 185

separation and divorce of, 80–81, 134, 151, 167–69, 188, 189, 191, 194, 217, 250

small n problem in research of, 40, 184, 250, 252, 263, 271–72

at University of Chicago, 5, 27–29, 31

at wine tasting, 48–49, 133–34, 224

Village Voice, 86–87

violence, 89, 196–97

vomiting, 161–62

Vonnie, 110–25, 135–39, 141, 145, 162

Wallace, Terry, 163

Wall Street, 4, 63, 129, 203

Waters, Mary, 95

webs of significance, 25

welfare, 106

Silvia and, 106, 108, 109

White, Harrison, 28

Williams, Carter, 105–10, 132

Williamsburg, 114

Wilson, William Julius, 28–29

wine tasting, 48–49, 133–34, 224

Winters, Betsy, 105–10, 132–34

Winters, Michael, 105–10, 132

women’s shelter, 123

World Trade Center attack, 97