Sexuality and relationships in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities : standing in my shoes /: standing in my shoes. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rohhss Chapman [and three others].
• Editors: Chapman, Rohhss; Ledger, Sue; Townson, Louise; Docherty, Daniel
• Contents: Sexuality and Relationships in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Standing in my Shoes; Acknowledgements; A note on terminology in this book; Part I. The international perspective; Chapter 1. Introduction to the book: Standing in My Shoes; Chapter 2. Stories from around the globe; Chapter 3. Intimacy and oppression: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 4. Ebba and Jonni: This is Our Story; Chapter 5. 'I would have broken the law several times...': Reflecting on the Criminal Law Sexual Offences Act (1993) in the Republic of Ireland Chapter 6. 'Once in six weeks? That's not a relationship!': Stories About Love, Relationships and Sex from Self-Advocates Living in FlandersChapter 7. The paradox of intimacy in Japan: Shifting Objects of Affection; Chapter 8. The Maltese Odyssey: Issues of Sexuality and Parenting for People with Intellectual Disability; Chapter 9. 'Molly is just like me': Peer Education and Life Stories in Sexuality Programmes in Australia; Chapter 10. Emerging themes from Part 1; Part II. A UK experience; Chapter 11. Law, policy and diversity: Exploring the Gap between Rhetoric and Real Life Chapter 12. Promoting sexualities and protecting from abuseChapter 13. 'Far more people were able to have sex lives': Sexual Relationships and Reproductive Control in Learning Disability Institutions; Chapter 14. 'This is my time, my life, the way I am': Experiences of Being Transgendered in a Rural Setting; Chapter 15. Clare's story: Gay Women Might Need a Rainbow Fairy Group; Chapter 16. Good As You 2 (GAY2): A Peer Support Group for Intellectually Disabled LGBT People; Chapter 17. 'I have been blessed to have a very good support worker': Experiences Related to Ethnicity and Diversity Chapter 18. The final frontier: Young People with Learning Difficulties and Sex EducationChapter 19. 'Women like soaps and men like football': The Men's Room: Intellectually Disabled Men Talking About their Views on Women, Relationships and Sex; Chapter 20. Intellectually disabled people who sell or Who are sold for sex in the UK: An Exploration; Chapter 21. Working in partnership: The Editors' Story; Chapter 22. Emerging themes from Part 2; Chapter 23. Re-visiting the research questions and future recommendations; Appendices Appendix 1. Examples of publications from The Open University Social History Of Learning Disability GroupAppendix 2. An Accessible Human Rights Act; Appendix 3. The law and other rules we work with; Appendix 4. The Sexual Respect Tool Kit; Subject Index; Blank Page; Author Index
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (322 pages), illustrations, portraits
• Subjects: 306.7087; Social Work; People with mental disabilities -- Sexual behavior; Sex instruction for people with mental disabilities; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; People with mental disabilities -- Sexual behavior; Sex instruction for people with mental disabilities; People with mental disabilities -- Sexual behavior; Sex instruction for people with mental disabilities; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857005304; 0857005308
• Related ISBNs: 9781849052504
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.