Last updated on:
9/1/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Barbara G. Brents, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“If the laws are done right, decriminalization [of prostitution] is a better alternative because women can be their own boss. In a perfect world, there is no reason women can’t set up shop and run their own businesses the same way a therapist would.”
New York Times, Sep. 14, 2004
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the study of prostitution. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to prostitution issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Co-Founder, Sex and Body Industry Research (S.A.B.I.R.) Project
- Council Member, Section on Political Sociology, American Sociological, Association, 2004-present
- Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1987-present
- Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1994-1995
- Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Missouri, 1983-1986
- Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2001
- President, Nevada Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1996-2000
- Founding Secretary, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, 1994-1995
- Boardmember, Citizen Alert, 1993-1994
- Education:
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- PhD, Sociology, University of Missouri, 1987
- MA, Sociology, University of Missouri, 1983
- Attended University of Warwick, England, 1983
- BA, Journalism, University of Missouri, 1978
- Other:
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- None found
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