Sexuality as a Perceived Hazard in the Lives of Adults with Learning Difficulties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12313896 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bob Heyman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-156 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687599550023615 |
| OpenAlex | W2018488454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
Qualitative research by the present authors has suggested that the management of hazards is a central issue for adults with learning difficulties (adults) and informal carers. This paper focuses on adult sexual relationships as a perceived hazard. Informal carers viewed such relationships as unacceptably dangerous. Those from 'danger avoiding' families, who had low risk tolerance, prohibited situations which might lead to a sexual relationship, e.g. privacy with a boy or girlfriend. Informal carers from 'limited risk taking' families gave adults more scope, e.g. to move freely round the locality, and were anxious that the adult, unsupervised, might become involved in a sexual relationship which he or she could not manage. Adult views about their own sexual relationships are analysed in these social contexts, and the implications for professional practice aimed at enhancing adult autonomy are briefly considered
Developmental psychology · Hazard · Human sexuality · Sociology · Disability Rights and Representation · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology
Attitudes to sexuality in individuals with mental retardation from perspectives of their parents and teachers
Risk and adult social care
Trapped in risky behaviour
Beliefs of professional and family caregivers about the sexuality of individuals with intellectual disabilities
‘They’ve said I’m vulnerable with men’
Pain, shame, blood, and doctors
Women with disabilities
Parental perceptions of risks with older teenagers who have severe learning difficulties contrasted with the young people's views and experiences
What’s love got to do with it
From Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Providing Sex Education to Persons with Learning Disabilities in the Era of HIV/Aids
| Citations per year | 0.39 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2016 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |