Love, Sex, and Disability : The Pleasures of Care / Sarah Smith Rainey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rainey-Smithback, Sarah, Author.

Series:

Disability in Society Series

Disability in Society

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this exploration of intimate relationships between people with physical disabilities and those without, Sarah Smith Rainey shatters the myth of sexless, burdensome partnerships—and in its place reveals a rich and rewarding continuum of emotional and physical intimacies. Rainey draws on interviews, autobiographies, and films to show how disabled/nondisabled couples not only build mutually satisfying relationships by giving and receiving in equal measure, but also move beyond traditional gender roles to create new forms of sexual intimacy. She also takes note of the challenges these couples face. With sensitivity and clarity, she offers an unparalleled portrait of the lived experience of disability and sexuality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Love, Sex, and Disability

Part 1 Mainstream Representations

2 Images in Popular Culture

3 The View from Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Nursing

Part 2 Contesting the Mainstream

4 Flexible Gender Roles

5 Pride and Resistance

6 Love

7 The Sexual Pleasure of Care

8 New Understandings of Care, Gender, and Sexuality

Appendix A: Methods

Appendix B: Self-Representations and Articles Analyzed

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-754-X