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What does 'sexual citizenship' mean in practice for people with mobility impairments
who may need professional support to engage in sexual activity?
The book explores this subject through empirical investigation based on
case studies conducted in four countries - Sweden, England, Australia and the
Netherlands - and develops the abstract notion of 'sexual citizenship' 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' 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' 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.
List of contents
1. Setting the Scene: Disabled Sexual Experiences in Context
2. Empirical and Conceptual Framework
Part I: Empirical Framework
Part II: Conceptual Framework
3. Sweden
Part I: The Policy Landscape
Part II: Experiences of Sexual Facilitation in Practice
4. England, UK
Part I: The Policy Landscape
Part II. Civil Society Activities
5. The Netherlands
Part I: The Policy Landscape
Part II. Civil Society Activities
6. New South Wales, Australia
Part I: The Policy Landscape
Part II. Civil Society Activities
7. Understanding Sexual Citizenship in Policy, Practice and Theory
About the author
Julia Bahner is 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’s organisations,
sexual rights organisations and disability service organisations to develop
better policies and practices around sexuality, disability and support.
Summary
This book explores what ‘sexual citizenship’ means in practice for people with mobility impairments who may need professional support to engage in sexual activity.
