Guardians of the Nightlife: A Sociological Exploration of Bouncers and Dancers in Exotic Dance Clubs
Guardians of the Nightlife: A Sociological Exploration of Bouncers and Dancers in Exotic Dance Clubs
Tina H. Deshotels Craig J. Forsyth a Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, USAb University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USATina H. Deshotels received her B.A. in sociology from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, her M.A. in sociology from Middle Tennessee State University, and her Ph.D. in sociology from Florida State University in 2004. She is now Professor of Sociology and Interim Department Head of Sociology and Political Science at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. Her areas of interest in teaching and research are broad but generally fall under the umbrella of Theory, Gender, and Deviance. She is the o-author (w/Craig J. Forsyth) of Gendered Power Dynamics and Exotic Dance: A Multi-level Analysis (Taylor and Francis 2022), and co-author (w/Craig J. Forsyth and Erin Rider) of Crime and Deviance, Understanding Problems and Constructing SolutionsCraig J. Forsyth (PhD LSU ’83). Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Author of over 300 journal articles/book chapters; The American Merchant Seaman: Struggle and Stigma (Taylor & Francis, 1989); coauthor (w/Anthony Margavio) of Caught in the Net: The Conflict Between Shrimpers & Conservationists (Texas A&M Press, 1996); coauthor (w/Heith Copes) of Encyclopedia of Social Deviance (Sage, 2014); coauthor (w/Tina Deshotels of Gendered Power Dynamics and Exotic Dance: A Multilevel Analysis (Taylor & Francis, 2022), and co-author (w/Craig J. Forsyth and Erin Rider) of Crime and Deviance, Understanding Problems and Constructing Solutions. Editor-in-Chief of Deviant Behavior, since 1998. Research Specialist, Ronald McNair program, since 1997.