Love, Sex, and Disability : : The Pleasures of Care / / Sarah Smith Rainey.
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...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Disability in Society
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
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Other title: | 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 |
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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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781685857547 9783110784251 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781685857547 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sarah Smith Rainey. |