Michelle Mccarthy

Sex and Women with Learning Disabilities

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781853027307
• ISBN-10: 1853027308
• Artikelnr.: 21931931

Autorenporträt

Michelle McCarthy is a lecturer in Learning Disability at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent. She was a founder member of the Sex Education Team (Horizon NHS Trust).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. 2. Contexts: perspectives on sexuality and violence. 3.
Contexts: Learning disability - ideologies and sexuality. 4. Asking the
right questions: research methodology. 5. The sexual lives of women with
learning disabilities: Research findings. 6. What does it all mean?
Analysis and discussion. 7. The way forward: Policy and practice
recommendations. 8. Conclusion. Appendix: Interview questions. References.
Index.