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Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life-Shortening Conditions / edited by Sarah Earle and Maddie Blackburn.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--Sexual behavior.
- People with disabilities.
- Chronically ill--Sexual behavior.
- Chronically ill.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, England : Routledge, [2024]
- Summary:
- This multi-disciplinary and inclusive collection brings together theoretically informed and empirically focused research on sex, intimacy and reproduction in relation to young people and adults with life-shortening conditions.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Contributor Biographies
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I Policy and regulation: national and international landscapes
- 1 A changing population: young adults with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions
- 2 International policy and governance related to young adults with life-shortening conditions
- 3 The regulation of sexual expression and joy: complexities and contradictions
- 4 British law, help or hindrance? Sexuality and disability
- 5 A rite of passage? A UK perspective on transition for young people with life-shortening conditions
- Part II Experiences of sex, intimacy and reproduction
- 6 Life-long learning about sex on an uncertain life course
- 7 Reasons to shag a cripple
- 8 Disruptions, relationships and intimate futures: the unintended consequences of pandemic control
- 9 Near-death issues and the impact on the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities during the pandemic
- 10 Navigating normativity: understanding reproductive loss in the lives of young adults with shortened lives
- Part III Reflections on researching sexual and reproductive intimacy
- 11 Involving people with life-shortening conditions in research: perspectives on co-production
- 12 Research and governance in action: implementing research on sex, intimacy and reproduction
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Earle, Sarah Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life-Shortening Conditions
- ISBN:
- 9781003829980
- 9781003278399
- 9781003829935
- OCLC:
- 1409029236
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