| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) |
| Series |
Disability in society |
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Disability in society.
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| Contents |
Love, sex, and disability -- Mainstream representations -- Images in popular culture -- The view from medicine, rehabilitation, and nursing -- Contesting the mainstream -- Flexible gender roles -- Pride and resistance -- Love -- The sexual pleasure of care -- New understandings of care, gender, and sexuality |
| Summary |
In this exploration of intimate relationships between people with physical disabilities and those without, Sarah Smith Rainey shatters the myth of sexless, burdensome partnerships -- and in its place reveals a rich and rewarding continuum of emotional and physical intimacies. Rainey draws on interviews, autobiographies, and films to show how disabled/nondisabled couples not only build mutually satisfying relationships by giving and receiving in equal measure, but also move beyond traditional gender roles to create new forms of sexual intimacy. She also takes note of the challenges these couples face. With sensitivity and clarity, she offers an unparalleled portrait of the lived experience of disability and sexuality |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- Sexual behavior.
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Intimacy (Psychology)
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Interpersonal relations.
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Man-woman relationships.
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People with disabilities.
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Disabled Persons
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Interpersonal Relations
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Sexual Behavior
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Sexuality
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physically handicapped.
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handicapped.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction.
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People with disabilities
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Interpersonal relations
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Intimacy (Psychology)
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Man-woman relationships
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People with disabilities -- Sexual behavior
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781588269492 |
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1588269493 |
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