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Learning Difficulties and Sexual Vulnerability : a Social Approach.
People with learning difficulties are considerably more likely to experience sexual violence than non-disabled people, and for this reason they are often described as 'vulnerable'. However, the use of this label can in fact increase risk. This book argues that by seeing adults with learnin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | People with learning difficulties are considerably more likely to experience sexual violence than non-disabled people, and for this reason they are often described as 'vulnerable'. However, the use of this label can in fact increase risk. This book argues that by seeing adults with learning difficulties as vulnerable and in need of protection, they are stripped of their autonomy and left with fewer skills that are needed to protect themselves from harm. Their different treatment, such as segregation and over-protection, can in fact increase their 'vulnerability'. The author discusses a range o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (194 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857003812 085700381X 9781849051675 1849051674 128314607X 9781283146074 9786613146076 6613146072 |