Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life-Shortening Conditions
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Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life-Shortening Conditions

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life-Shortening Conditions

About this book

This multi-disciplinary and inclusive collection brings together theoretically informed and empirically focused research on sex, intimacy and reproduction in relation to young people and adults with life-shortening conditions.

Advances in healthcare mean that increasing numbers of young people with life-shortening conditions are transitioning into adulthood. Issues such as sex and intimacy, dating and relationships, fertility and having children are increasingly relevant to them and to the people that support them, including families, carers, practitioners and professional education, health and social care agencies. This three-part book explores the relevance and significance of this field, examines everyday experiences, and highlights the challenges faced by individuals and organisations in addressing the needs of such people in daily life and in the context of practice.

Drawing on perspectives from sociology, disability studies, epidemiology, health policy, psychotherapy, legal studies, queer studies and nursing, this ground-breaking volume is written by academics, policy makers, practitioners and experts by experience. It is an essential read for all those practising and researching in the fields of sexuality, chronic illness and disability and transition.

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Yes, you can access Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life-Shortening Conditions by Sarah Earle,Maddie Blackburn in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze sociali & Didattica nell'ambito della salute e sessualità. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. Contributor Biographies
  11. Foreword
  12. Introduction
  13. Part I Policy and regulation: national and international landscapes
  14. Part II Experiences of sex, intimacy and reproduction
  15. Part III Reflections on researching sexual and reproductive intimacy
  16. Index