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Inclusion and Sexuality in Catholic Higher Education - Possibilities for Institutional Change (Hardcover): Mark A. Levand Inclusion and Sexuality in Catholic Higher Education - Possibilities for Institutional Change (Hardcover)
Mark A. Levand
R3,754 Discovery Miles 37 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on research conducted at 17 Catholic universities in the US, making it the largest study of its kind, this volume explores effective practice in improving institutional policy relating to issues of sexuality. The text calls attention to campus cultures of fear, shame, or denial around sexuality and highlights possible points of institutional resistance to changes in policy. Discussing topics such as sexual identity, sexuality education in the curriculum, Title IX, employee termination and morality clauses, the book shows how staff and faculty are crucial in effecting change across Catholic campuses, providing valuable insight into the "unspoken rules" around sexuality within the shadow culture at Catholic institutions. Moreover, the text illustrates how institutions can maintain fidelity to Church teachings and even embrace notions of human dignity, solidarity, and the common good to achieve sexual inclusivity. A unique study demonstrating how Catholic teaching can help support inclusive change around issues of sexuality and gender in higher education, it ultimately puts forward a practical framework for effecting change and improving student and staff support structures in Catholic institutions. It will thus appeal to researchers and academics working in the fields of Higher Education Management, Gender and Sexuality in Education, Religion, Gender and Sexuality, and the Sociology of Religion.

Women in Jazz - Musicality, Femininity, Marginalization (Paperback): Marie Buscatto Women in Jazz - Musicality, Femininity, Marginalization (Paperback)
Marie Buscatto
R1,235 Discovery Miles 12 350 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1) A scientific sociological study that rigorously establishes how female discrimination really works in jazz worlds in the 2000s, 2) Demonstrates how female jazz musicians are invisibly discriminated in the French jazz world and the ways some of them do access to jazz professional music anyway --- and how that applies to the greater jazz world. 3) Shows different "rules" for female singers vrs instrumentalists: female singers are affected by a stereotypical confinement in a "feminine" profession, while female instrumentalists must build themselves into a public "male" job

Communicating Gender (Hardcover): Suzanne Romaine Communicating Gender (Hardcover)
Suzanne Romaine
R3,945 Discovery Miles 39 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, Suzanne Romaine's main concern is to show how language and discourse play key roles in understanding and communicating gender and culture. In addition to linguistics--which provides the starting point and central focus of the book--she draws on the fields of anthropology, biology, communication, education, economics, history, literary criticism, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The text covers the "core" areas in the study of language and gender, including how and where gender is indexed in language, how men and women speak, how children acquire gender differentiated language, and sexism in language and language reform. Although most of the examples are drawn primarily from English, other European languages and non-European languages, such as Japanese are considered. The text is written in an accessible way so that no prior knowledge of linguistics is necessary to understand the chapters containing linguistic analysis. Each chapter is followed by exercises and discussion questions to facilitate the book's use as a classroom text.
The author reviews scholarly treatments of gender, and then uses her own data material from the corpora of spoken and written English usage. Special features include an examination of contemporary media sources such as newspapers, advertising, and television; a discussion of women's speculative fiction; a study of gender and advertising, with special attention paid to the role played by language in these domains; and a review of French feminist thought, particularly as it relates to the issue of language reform.

Communicating Gender (Paperback): Suzanne Romaine Communicating Gender (Paperback)
Suzanne Romaine
R1,968 Discovery Miles 19 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, Suzanne Romaine's main concern is to show how language and discourse play key roles in understanding and communicating gender and culture. In addition to linguistics--which provides the starting point and central focus of the book--she draws on the fields of anthropology, biology, communication, education, economics, history, literary criticism, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The text covers the "core" areas in the study of language and gender, including how and where gender is indexed in language, how men and women speak, how children acquire gender differentiated language, and sexism in language and language reform. Although most of the examples are drawn primarily from English, other European languages and non-European languages, such as Japanese are considered. The text is written in an accessible way so that no prior knowledge of linguistics is necessary to understand the chapters containing linguistic analysis. Each chapter is followed by exercises and discussion questions to facilitate the book's use as a classroom text.
The author reviews scholarly treatments of gender, and then uses her own data material from the corpora of spoken and written English usage. Special features include an examination of contemporary media sources such as newspapers, advertising, and television; a discussion of women's speculative fiction; a study of gender and advertising, with special attention paid to the role played by language in these domains; and a review of French feminist thought, particularly as it relates to the issue of language reform.

Gender in Early Childhood (Hardcover, Reissue): Nicola Yelland Gender in Early Childhood (Hardcover, Reissue)
Nicola Yelland
R5,246 Discovery Miles 52 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work explores the ways in which young children perceive themselves and are viewed by others in terms of their gendered identities as individuals and as members of society. It considers research from a variety of perspectives in the context of home/family and school. Topics covered include: the construction of gender from the time the child is conceived; the politics of category membership; analyses of play and art making; young children's experiences with technology; the influence of popular culture on the body image; gender equity policies in early childhood education; and understanding sexual orientation.;An examination and reflection of the issues will enable educators to improve their practice and have a greater understanding of the families and the children whom they teach. The diverse range and content of the research should make this book useful for all those interested in the education of young children. It examines the issue of gender expectations of children with disabilities, and also discusses young children's experiences with technology and the ways in which they feel about their bodies.; This book should be of interest to all early childhood educators who are conc

Transformations of Gender and Race - Family and Developmental Perspectives (Hardcover): Rhea Almeida Transformations of Gender and Race - Family and Developmental Perspectives (Hardcover)
Rhea Almeida
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Transformations of Gender and Race will help you become a better therapist by arming you with new theories and practices that concern inclusiveness of identity, psyche, and culture in the therapy room. This book radically shifts current thinking in systemic theory and practice with individuals, children, couples, and families, giving you a fresh perspective on working with your clients of all cultural backgrounds and both genders.In Transformations of Gender and Race: Family and Developmental Perspectives, you'll discover superb contemporary thinking in cultural studies, post-colonial theory, gender theory, queer theory, and clinical and research work with numerous populations who have been overlooked and undertheorized. You'll gain a wealth of knowledge and expertise from its contributors who have been immersed in the issues they address.The chapters in Transformations of Gender and Race provide a superb, state-of-the-art bibliography of contemporary thinking in cultural studies, post-colonial theory, and clinical and research work with numerous populations who have been "overlooked and undertheorized." The new paradigms dicussed and practiced in Transformations in Gender and Race encourage cultural multiplicity, inclusiveness, and understanding. A pallete of contemporary thinking, this insightful book will guide you in: how to bring diversity into the lived experience of young children numerous theoretical paradigms couples therapy men's work and children addressing the intersections of gender, race, class, and culture in the therapy room transformations regarding race and gender the inclusiveness of feminismA wealth of expertise and sharp observation that reaches out to enrich and humanize therapy practices, Transformations of Gender and Race addresses the interactions between gender, class, race, sexual orientation, and age. Creative and in-depth, this volume articulates a perspective that connects all of these contexts of potential oppression and privilege. You will gain a deeper understanding of numerous theoretical paradigms for working with couples, individuals, and children that will improve your practice.

Stranger in My Own Body - Atypical Gender Identity Development and Mental Health (Paperback): Domenico Di Ceglie Stranger in My Own Body - Atypical Gender Identity Development and Mental Health (Paperback)
Domenico Di Ceglie
R1,767 Discovery Miles 17 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book brings together the thinking of an international group of clinicians, researchers, and professionals from different disciplines and is based primarily on a selection of papers presented at a conference on the same topic held at the Tavistock Centre, London, in November 1996, but with additional original contributions. It presents a dialogue amongst the various perspectives that can be taken about atypical gender identity development and their relevance to mental health in children and adolescents. The book is for multidisciplinary professional readership and interested lay people.

Gender, Planning and Human Rights (Paperback): Tovi Fenster Gender, Planning and Human Rights (Paperback)
Tovi Fenster
R1,642 Discovery Miles 16 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Challenging the traditional treatment of human rights cast in purely legal frameworks, the authors argue that, in order to promote the notion of human rights, its geographies and spatialities must be investigated and be made explicit. A wealth of case studies examine the significance of these components in various countries with multi-cultured societies, and identify ways to integrate human rights issues in planning, development and policy making. The book uses case studies from UK, Israel, Canada, Singapore, USA, Peru, European Union, Australia and the Czech Republic.

Doing Black Digital Humanities with Radical Intentionality - A Practical Guide (Hardcover): Catherine Knight Steele, Jessica H.... Doing Black Digital Humanities with Radical Intentionality - A Practical Guide (Hardcover)
Catherine Knight Steele, Jessica H. Lu, Kevin C. Winstead
R4,038 Discovery Miles 40 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- Written by a team of scholars who developed the first major Black Digital Humanities program at a research institution (the African American Digital Humanities Initiative at the University of Maryland). - Written for an audience of practitioners, researchers, and graduate students to help prepare them to take on their own research and projects. - Each chapter features guiding questions, bullet lists of practical advice, and resources readers can use to implement best practices in their own work.

The Rights of Women in Comparative Constitutional Law (Hardcover): Irene Spigno, Valentina Rita Scotti, Janaina Penalva da Silva The Rights of Women in Comparative Constitutional Law (Hardcover)
Irene Spigno, Valentina Rita Scotti, Janaina Penalva da Silva
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Through a comparative analysis involving 15 countries from around the world this book provides an invaluable assessment of women's equality at the global level. This book explores the constitutional protection of equality and women's rights in 15 countries drawn from Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. The work focuses on formal constitutional provisions as well as the substantial level of protection women's equality has achieved in the systems analysed. The investigations involve looking at the relevant gender-related legislation, the participation of women in the institutional arena, and the constitutional interpretation made by constitutional justice on gender issues. Furthermore, the book highlights women's contribution in their roles as judges, parliamentarians, activists and academics, thus increasing the visibility of women's participation in the public sphere. The work will be of interest to academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law and Women's and Gender Studies.

Men in Families - When Do They Get involved? What Difference Does It Make? (Hardcover): Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter Men in Families - When Do They Get involved? What Difference Does It Make? (Hardcover)
Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter
R1,210 Discovery Miles 12 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Recently, the roles of fathers and husbands in families have been recognized as important issues. They appear in legislation aimed at deadbeat dads, social movements including the Million Man March and Promise Keepers, in the development of advocacy groups, and in think tanks. Therefore, contemporary research on men in family relationships has very mixed results. Some studies show that fathers have small effects on child development and in preventing antisocial behavior, whereas others suggest no effects. Other research claims that the primary importance of men in families is in their role as providers. Although some studies state that the husbands' and fathers' most vital work occurs in new families, others indicate that it is when their offspring reach adolescence. Confusing the issue even further, labor market trends predict that men's family roles may diminish. Based on the presentations and discussions from a recent national symposium on men in families held at The Pennsylvania State University, this book addresses these issues.
This is the only book that deals with men's involvement in families in a comprehensive way. Although several books focus on fathers alone or on a broader family perspective, this is the first book that deals with a variety of family roles on an interdisciplinary basis. Although most of the writers are psychologists or sociologists, there are key figures in history and anthropology who also make important contributions. As such, this volume will be useful to scholars, students, policy specialists, and family program administrators.

Female Cartoonists in the United States - Bad Girls and Invisible Women (Hardcover): Helene Tison Female Cartoonists in the United States - Bad Girls and Invisible Women (Hardcover)
Helene Tison
R3,839 Discovery Miles 38 390 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book looks at the work of over thirty authors who have challenged the boys' club of comics in the United States, and whose stories shed a revealing light on contemporary society, through counter-cultural ripostes to the patriarchy, raw or humorous confessions, deconstruction of femininity, stories of vulnerability which offer powerful counterpoints to the "super bodies" of mainstream comics, non-white and queer cartoonists "drawing back", and more. This is a key title for students and scholars in the fields of Comics Studies, Literature, and Women and Gender Studies.

Coercive Control (Hardcover): Charlotte Barlow, Sandra Walklate Coercive Control (Hardcover)
Charlotte Barlow, Sandra Walklate
R1,499 Discovery Miles 14 990 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1. Intimate partner violence is a global issue that has received significant attention in recent years, animating political debate, policy reform and scholarly review making this book relevant to a wider audience, including scholars from the US, UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. 2. This book will be of significant interest to policy makers, practitioners and advocates in the US, UK, Europe, North America, South America, Australia and New Zealand as well as being relevant for the vibrant international presence of criminology within higher education. 3. This book will be useful supplementary reading for a range of courses on gender, crime and justice, violence against women, and feminist criminology.

Hurricane Andrew - Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of Disasters (Hardcover): Walter Gillis Peacock, Hugh Gladwin, Betty... Hurricane Andrew - Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of Disasters (Hardcover)
Walter Gillis Peacock, Hugh Gladwin, Betty Hearn Morrow
R5,980 Discovery Miles 59 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book explores how social, economic and political factors set the stage for Hurricane Andrew by influencing who was prepared, who was hit the hardest, and who was most likely to recover. Employing unique research data the authors analyze the consequences of conflict and competition on disaster preparation, response and recovery, especially where associated with race, ethnicity and gender.

Racism, Gender Identities and Young Children - Social Relations in a Multi-Ethnic, Inner City Primary School (Paperback, New):... Racism, Gender Identities and Young Children - Social Relations in a Multi-Ethnic, Inner City Primary School (Paperback, New)
Paul Connolly
R1,265 Discovery Miles 12 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book offers a fascinating yet disturbing account of the significance of racism in the lives of five and six year old children, drawing upon data from an in-depth study of an inner-city, multi-ethnic primary school and its surrounding community. It represents one of the only detailed studies to give primacy to the voices of the young children themselves - giving them the space to articulate their own experiences and concerns. Together with detailed observation of the children in the school and local community, it provides an important account of how and why they draw upon discourses on race in the development of their gender identities.
The book graphically highlights the understanding that these children have of issues of race, gender and sexuality and the active role they play in using and reworking this knowledge to make sense of their experiences.

eBook available with sample pages: 020302687X

Gender and Social Psychology (Paperback): Perry R. Hinton Gender and Social Psychology (Paperback)
Perry R. Hinton; Vivien Burr
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Explaining theory and research in an accessible but thorough manner, Gender and Social Psychology critically evaluates the contribution that psychology has made to th study of gender, examining key issues such a family roles and parenting, inequalities in education, jobs and pay, and the effects of media representation of the sexes.

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The Financing of Small Business - A Comparative Study of Male and Female Small Business Owners (Hardcover): Lauren Helena Read The Financing of Small Business - A Comparative Study of Male and Female Small Business Owners (Hardcover)
Lauren Helena Read
R4,347 Discovery Miles 43 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a detailed empirical study of how small business owners finance their enterprises, which compares the experiences of women with those of men. The author redresses an over-reliance on subjective and anecdotal evidence of discrimination in this area with a controlled study of 40 matched pairs of male/female owners and their strategies for raising finances. The research reveals the importance of adopting a theoretical framework in which the role of gender in the financing of small businesses is considered and the practical implications for female entrepreneurs, banks and policy makers.

Same-Sex Couples and Other Identities - Psychoanalytic Perspectives (Paperback): Damian McCann Same-Sex Couples and Other Identities - Psychoanalytic Perspectives (Paperback)
Damian McCann
R1,009 Discovery Miles 10 090 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

- There is a gap in the market for a practical book about working psychoanlaytically with LGBTQ clients. - Includes contributions from prominent clinicians working today in the UK, US and Australia. - Covers a range of topics, from the psychosexual to aging, transgenderism to parenting.

Queens of Comedy - Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women (Hardcover):... Queens of Comedy - Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women (Hardcover)
Susan Horowitz
R3,903 Discovery Miles 39 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Through candid personal interviews with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and other visionary performers, Queens of Comedy explores how comediennes have redefined the roles of women in not only the entertainment business, but society as a whole. Detailing both their public and private lives - as well as their many and varied performances - Queen of Comedy examines the impact these women have had on the predominantly male-oriented world of comedy. Performers like Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and their more recent counterparts, comediennes Brett Butler and Roseanne, have helped to sift women's roles in comedy from object to subject. This book maps out this shift, providing an often brutally honest picture of women's lives in both the spotlight of comedy and this modern world.

Sexual Identity on the Job - Issues and Services (Hardcover): Alan L. Ellis, Ellen D. Riggle Sexual Identity on the Job - Issues and Services (Hardcover)
Alan L. Ellis, Ellen D. Riggle
R3,463 Discovery Miles 34 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sexual Identity on the Job provides academics and practitioners with a solid resource for addressing sexual identity concerns and issues in the workplace. It offers corporate trainers, managers, and policymakers suggestions for creating a positive psychological environment of inclusion for all workers through policies of nondiscrimination, the availability of domestic partner benefits, and solid efforts to eliminate on-the-job discrimination toward lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender individuals. It educates social service providers about company actions of which they need to know in order to effectively support their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgenderedclients.As a compilation of scholarly and applied perspectives, Sexual Identity on the Job covers such topics as multicultural identity (multiple identities) development; legal and policy issues of employment; career development issues for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender persons; and how inclusion improves productivity among all groups. By including both perspectives, this unique volume offers both academics and practitioners a broader knowledge of the field and relevant issues, and possible solutions for sexual identity concerns and questions in the workplace.Chapters in Sexual Identity on the Job address a diverse set of issues relating to ways in which those concerned about the psychological well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender workers can address their needs while recognizing their desire to lead productive, fulfilling lives. The contributors, in promoting workplaces that offer all workers inclusion, safety, and a place to thrive psychologically and emotionally, cover such topics as: gay, lesbian, and bisexual career development and counseling issues managing multiple identities (race, gender, sexual orientation) in the workplace current trends in economic discrimination toward lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals and relevant legal concerns domestic partner benefits the relationship between inclusion and productivitySexual Identity on the Job chronicles the development of research, specific concerns which have been addressed, and where current research leaves this situation. It also provides some interpretation of the past and current research and its implications for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender workers and their co-workers. It betters relationships among gay and straight workers, administration, and management by promoting equal and fair treatment, in regard to both legal and policy issues and in interpersonal relationships, to all employees. Corporate trainers of all levels, academic researchers, career and other counselors, and the general public will find its pages filled with applicable and helpful information.

Worlding Women - A Feminist International Politics (Hardcover): Jan Jindy Pettman Worlding Women - A Feminist International Politics (Hardcover)
Jan Jindy Pettman
R4,219 Discovery Miles 42 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Introduction Part 1: The Gendered Politics of Identities Chapter 1. Women, gender and the state Chapter 2. Women, colonisation and racism Chapter 3. Women, gender and nationalisms Chapter 4. Women in postmigratory and postcolonial identities Part 2: The Gendered Politics of Peace and War Chapter 5. Men, masculinities and war Chapter 6. Women and Peace Chapter 7. Women and War Part 3: The International Sexual Division of Labour Chapter 8. Women and gender in the IPE Chapter 9. An International Political Economy of Sex Conclusion

Premodern Sexualities (Paperback): Louise Fradenburg, Carla Freccero Premodern Sexualities (Paperback)
Louise Fradenburg, Carla Freccero
R1,277 Discovery Miles 12 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Premodern Sexualities offers rigourous new approaches to current problems in the historiography of sexuality. From queer readings of early modern medical texts to transcribing and interrogating pre-modern documents of sexual transgression, the contributors bring together current theoretical discourses on sexuality while emphasizing problems in historicist interpretation of early textulaiztions of sexualtity. Premodern Sexualities clarifies the contributions literary studies can make - thorugh its emphasis on reading strategies - to the historiography of sexuality.
Editors Louise Fradenburg and Carla Freccero construct a genealogy for the history of sexuality, sexual practices and sexual identities. By expanding the recent abundance of work in the history of sexuality, Fradenburh and Freccero call for a rethinking of the categories of history and sexuality in ways that mutually transform each other in the much- needed encounter between historicism and queer theory.

Sexual Identity on the Job - Issues and Services (Paperback): Alan L. Ellis, Ellen D. Riggle Sexual Identity on the Job - Issues and Services (Paperback)
Alan L. Ellis, Ellen D. Riggle
R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sexual Identity on the Job provides academics and practitioners with a solid resource for addressing sexual identity concerns and issues in the workplace. It offers corporate trainers, managers, and policymakers suggestions for creating a positive psychological environment of inclusion for all workers through policies of nondiscrimination, the availability of domestic partner benefits, and solid efforts to eliminate on-the-job discrimination toward lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender individuals. It educates social service providers about company actions of which they need to know in order to effectively support their gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgenderedclients.As a compilation of scholarly and applied perspectives, Sexual Identity on the Job covers such topics as multicultural identity (multiple identities) development; legal and policy issues of employment; career development issues for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender persons; and how inclusion improves productivity among all groups. By including both perspectives, this unique volume offers both academics and practitioners a broader knowledge of the field and relevant issues, and possible solutions for sexual identity concerns and questions in the workplace.Chapters in Sexual Identity on the Job address a diverse set of issues relating to ways in which those concerned about the psychological well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender workers can address their needs while recognizing their desire to lead productive, fulfilling lives. The contributors, in promoting workplaces that offer all workers inclusion, safety, and a place to thrive psychologically and emotionally, cover such topics as: gay, lesbian, and bisexual career development and counseling issues managing multiple identities (race, gender, sexual orientation) in the workplace current trends in economic discrimination toward lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals and relevant legal concerns domestic partner benefits the relationship between inclusion and productivitySexual Identity on the Job chronicles the development of research, specific concerns which have been addressed, and where current research leaves this situation. It also provides some interpretation of the past and current research and its implications for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender workers and their co-workers. It betters relationships among gay and straight workers, administration, and management by promoting equal and fair treatment, in regard to both legal and policy issues and in interpersonal relationships, to all employees. Corporate trainers of all levels, academic researchers, career and other counselors, and the general public will find its pages filled with applicable and helpful information.

Sexuality and Disabilities - A Guide for Human Service Practitioners (Paperback): Deborah P Valentine, Romel W. Mackelprang Sexuality and Disabilities - A Guide for Human Service Practitioners (Paperback)
Deborah P Valentine, Romel W. Mackelprang
R1,611 Discovery Miles 16 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Individuals with disabilities are often "desexualized" in our society, yet they have the same need for intimacy, self-worth, and social belonging as people without disabilities. Sexuality and Disabilities addresses persons with physical, sensory, intellectual, and cognitive disabilities and their concerns in the areas of intimacy, family issues, sexuality, and sexual functioning. It offers suggestions for professionals who work with persons with these disabilities to help them work more competently with disabled persons in the sexuality arena. These concrete ideas are excellent for staff training and education and for enhancing professional development for those working with persons with physical disabilities.The contributing authors create an awareness that all people need individualized consideration and that the special needs of all individuals are important, especially for those who may have previously been left to discover things on their own--usually unsuccessfully. Sexuality and Disabilities focuses on a wide range of disabilities, including physical, developmental, and learning disabilities, mental retardation, and conditions that may have an impact on people later in life such as strokes, heart disease, or other chronic illness. Chapters discuss education and support issues for both practitioners and clients. Some of the topics examined include: components of a staff training program on sexuality and disability specific recommendations for sexuality education and counseling with people with spinal cord injuries and other acquired severe neurological disabilities a program model serving parents with mental retardation and their children specific ways educational programming, social work intervention, and policy efforts can address the special learning needs of people with cognitive impairments sources of support and stress for families caring for developmentally disabled children an analysis of special vulnerabilities and challenges relating to sexual victimization that confront people with disabilitiesAn extremely helpful tool for human service practitioners, Sexuality and Disabilities is also a valuable resource for graduate and undergraduate students who have an interest in working with people with physical, cognitive, or mental disabilities and helping them explore this basic facet of their lives.

Lesbian Death - Desire and Danger between Feminist and Queer (Paperback): Mairead Sullivan Lesbian Death - Desire and Danger between Feminist and Queer (Paperback)
Mairead Sullivan
R622 Discovery Miles 6 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Engaging with fears of lesbian death to explore the value of lesbian beyond identity The loss of lesbian spaces, as well as ideas of the lesbian as anachronistic has called into question the place of lesbian identity within our current culture. In Lesbian Death, Mairead Sullivan probes the perception that lesbian status is in retreat, exploring the political promises-and especially the failures-of lesbian feminism and its usefulness today. Lesbian Death reads how lesbian is conceptualized in relation to death from the 1970s onward to argue that lesbian offers disruptive potential. Lesbian Death examines the rise of lesbian breast cancer activism in San Francisco in conversation with ACT UP, the lesbian separatist manifestos "The C.L.I.T. Papers," the enduring specter of lesbian bed death, and the weaponization of lesbian identity against trans lives. By situating the lesbian as a border figure between feminist and queer, Lesbian Death offers a fresh perspective on the value of lesbian for both feminist and queer projects, even if her value is her death.

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