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Sexual Citizenship and Disability Understanding Sexual Support in Policy, Practice and Theory

By Julia Bahner Copyright 2020

248 Pages

by Routledge

248 Pages

by Routledge

248 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

What does ‘sexual citizenship’ mean in practice for people with mobility impairments who may need professional support to engage in sexual activity? The book explores this subject through empirical investigation based on case studies conducted in four countries – Sweden, England, Australia and the Netherlands – and develops the abstract notion of ‘sexual citizenship’ to make it... Read more

Table of Contents

1. Setting the Scene: Disabled Sexual Experiences in Context

2. Empirical and Conceptual Framework

Part I: Empirical Framework

Part II: Conceptual Framework

3. Sweden

Part I: The Policy Landscape

Part II: Experiences of Sexual Facilitation in Practice

4. England, UK

Part I: The Policy Landscape

Part II. Civil Society Activities

5. The Netherlands

Part I: The Policy Landscape

Part II. Civil Society Activities

6. New South Wales, Australia

Part I: The Policy Landscape

Part II. Civil Society Activities

7. Understanding Sexual Citizenship in Policy, Practice and Theory

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Biography

Julia Bahner is a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Social Work, Lund

University, Sweden and was formerly Marie Curie Individual Fellow at the Centre

for Disability Studies, School of Sociology, University of Leeds, UK. She holds a

PhD in social work and has worked extensively with disabled people’s organisations,

sexual rights organisations and disability service organisations to develop

better policies and practices around sexuality, disability and support.

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