Michelle McCarthy - Sexuality and Women With Learning Disabilities
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In this study of women with mild and moderate learning disabilities, Michelle McCarthy investigates how these women experience their sexual lives. She discusses her findings in relation to the cultural forces which shape Western perceptions of sexuality, in relation to feminism, and in relation to theories and prejudices about learning disabilities. She also studies the impact of institutional and community settings on the sexuality of women. Her findings, which are based on interviews with women with learning disabilities, suggest that they commonly find themselves engaging i sexual activity which is not to their liking and not their choosing. A very high level of abuse was reported. The author makes recommendations for policy and practice which will protect this vulnerable group, and advises on education, support and seeking justice for abused women.
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Learning disabled women--United States--Sexual behavior, Learning disabled women--Services for--United States, Sexual harassment of women--United States, Sex instruction for the learning disabled--United States.
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1999
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HQ30.5.M393 1999eb
ddc
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306.7/087
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Learning disabled women--United States--Sexual behavior, Learning disabled women--Services for--United States, Sexual harassment of women--United States, Sex instruction for the learning disabled--United States.
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Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities
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of related interest
Invisible Victims Crime and Abuse against People with Learning Disabilities Christopher Williams ISBN 1 85302 309 4
Young Adults with Special Needs Assessment, Law and Practice - Caught in the Acts John Friel ISBN 1 85302 231 4
Care in the Community for Young People with Learning Disabilities The Client's Voice Janice Sinson ISBN 1 85302 310 8
Lifemaps of People with Learning Disabilities Barry Gray and Geoff Ridden ISBN 1 85302 690 5
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Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities
Michelle McCarthy
Foreword by Hilary Brown
Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia
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All rights reserved. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended), or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 33-34 Alfred Place, London WC1E 7DP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to prosecution and civil claims for damages.
The right of Michelle McCarthy to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
First published in the United Kingdom in 1999 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB, England and 325 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCarthy, Michelle, 1962 Sexuality and women with learning disabilities bMichelle McCarthy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1 85302 730 8 (pb: alk. paper) 1. Learning disabled women-United States-Sexual behavior. 2. Learning disabled women-Services for-United States. 3. Sexual harassment of women-United States. 4. Sex instruction for the learning disabled-United States. I. Title. HQ30.5.M393 1999 306.7'087-dc21 98-45896
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
ISBN 1 85302 730 8
Printed and Bound in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
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Contents
Author's Acknowledgement
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Author's note
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Foreword
by Hilary Brown
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Introduction
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1 Perspectives on Sexuality and Sexual Violence
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2 Learning Disability - Ideologies and Sexuality
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3 Asking the Right Questions: Research Methodology and Methods
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4 The Sexual Lives of Women with Learning Disabilities: Research Findings
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5 What Does It All Mean?: Analysis and Discussion
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6 The Way Forward: Policy and Practice Recommendations
230
Appendix: Interview Questions
257
References
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Subject Index
280
Author Index
285
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Author's Acknowledgements
My thanks go to the many women and one man who have helped this book come to fruition. The women are: all those with learning disabilities with whom I have worked over many years, who have shared personal and often painful information with me; Helen Cosis Brown and Jeanne Gregory, who guided me so well through four years of doctoral research; Shona McEwan and the women artists from C.R.E.A.T.E., for the illustrations; Hilary Brown, for agreeing to write the foreword; and many other women colleagues who have indirectly supported my work through their own contributions to the field. The one man is David Thompson, who has always been generous with his help and support and whose work with men has both complemented and inspired mine with women.
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