Julia Bahner, "Sexual Citizenship and Disability: Understanding Sexual Support in Policy, Practice and Theory" (Routledge, 2021)
What does \u2018sexual citizenship\u2019 mean in practice for people with mobility impairments who may need professional support to engage in sexual activity?\xa0Sexual Citizenship and Disability: Understanding Sexual Support in Policy, Practice and Theory\xa0(Routledge, 2021) explores this subject through empirical investigation based on case studies conducted in four countries \u2013 Sweden, England, Australia and the Netherlands \u2013 and develops the abstract notion of \u2018sexual citizenship\u2019 to make it practically relevant to disabled people, professionals in disability services and policy-makers. Through a cross-national approach, it demonstrates the variability of how sexual rights are understood and their culturally specific nature. It also shows how the personal is indeed political: states\u2019 different policy approaches change the outcomes for disabled people in terms of support to explore and express their sexualities. By proposing a model of sexual facilitation that can be used in policy development, to better cater to disabled service users\u2019 needs as well as furthering the theoretical understanding of sexual rights and sexual citizenship, this book will be of interest to professionals in disability services and policy-makers as well as academics and students working in the following subject areas: Disability Studies, Sociology, Social Policy, Sexuality Studies/Sexology, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Public Health.\nJulia Bahner\xa0is a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Social Work, Lund University, Sweden, and was formerly Marie Curie Individual Fellow at the Centre for Disability Studies, School of Sociology, University of Leeds, UK. She holds a PhD in social work and has worked extensively with disabled people\u2019s organisations, sexual rights organisations and disability service organisations to develop better policies and practices around sexuality, disability and support.\nSohini Chatterjee\xa0is a PhD Student in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Western University, Canada. Her work has recently appeared in South Asian Popular Culture and Fat Studies.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies