The Routledge Handbook of Disability and Sexuality

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of disability and sexuality research and scholarship, exploring psychological, interpersonal, social, political, and cultural barriers to sexual access and the struggle for sexual rights and participation. It also engages with issues such as sexual accommodations and support, socio-sexual tensions, and sexual concerns of disabled people in the Global South from diverse perspectives, including psychological, sociological, subversive, and post-theoretical approaches, and queer theory.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 508 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive handbook offers a holistic exploration of disability and sexuality research and scholarship, drawing from a diverse range of authors from various disciplines and backgrounds. Spanning six insightful parts, the contributors delve into longstanding issues such as the psychological, interpersonal, social, political, and cultural barriers that disabled individuals face in accessing sexual rights and participation. Additionally, the volume addresses emerging concerns, including sexual accommodations and support for the sexual well-being of disabled individuals, the socio-sexual tensions they encounter with intersecting stigmatized identities like LGBTBI or asexual, and the unique sexual concerns of disabled people in the Global South. By employing diverse perspectives, ranging from traditional psychological and sociological models to subversive and post-theoretical approaches, as well as queer theory, the handbook critically examines the field's cutting-edge concerns, some of which may be ethically contentious. With its up-to-date, international, and comprehensive content, this book serves as an invaluable resource for students, academics, researchers, healthcare practitioners, counselors, psychology trainees, and social workers alike, contributing to a deeper understanding of the intersection of disability, gender, and sexuality.

Weight: 980g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367672812