Format:
Online-Ressource (288 p)
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ill
ISBN:
1280551372
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9781280551376
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9781846422157
Content:
In this study of women learning disabilities, Michelle McCarthy investigates how these women experience their sexual lives, basing her research on interviews with the women themselves. She argues the importance of informing the work of those responsible at research, practice and policy levels with the voices of people with learning disabilities.
Content:
COVER -- Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities -- Contents -- ATHOUR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- AUTHOR'S NOTE -- FOREWORD by Hilary Brown -- INDTRODUCTION -- 1 Perspectives on Sexuality and Sexual Violence -- 2 Learning Disability - Ideologies and Sexuality -- 3 Asking the Right Questions: Research Methodology and Methods -- 4 The Sexual Lives of Women with Learning Disabilities: Research Findings -- 5 What Does It All Mean?: Analysis and Discussion -- 6 The Way Forward: Policy and Practice Recommendations -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-279) and indexes
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1280551348
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781853027307
Additional Edition:
Print version Sex & Women with Learning Disabilities
Language:
English
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