Love, Sex, and Disability: The Pleasures of Care (Disability in Society) - Hardcover

Rainey, Sarah Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588267776 ISBN 13: 9781588267771

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub, 2011

Synopsis

In this exploration of intimate relationships between people with physical disabilities and those without, Sarah Smith Rainey shatters the myth of sexless, burdensome partnerships and in its place reveals a rich and rewarding continuum of emotional and physical intimacies. Rainey draws on interviews, autobiographies, and films to show how disabled/nondisabled couples not only build mutually satisfying relationships by giving and receiving in equal measure, but also move beyond traditional gender roles to create new forms of sexual intimacy. She also takes note of the challenges these couples face. With sensitivity and clarity, she offers an unparalleled portrait of the lived experience of disability and sexuality.

About this title

About the Author:

Sarah Smith Rainey teaches women s studies at Bowling Green State University.

Review:

Strong, comprehensive, and enlightening.... Any reader will be able to enter this book and profit from it. --Tobin Siebers, University of Michigan

Offers an important reformulation of notions of care, intimacy, and gender dynamics around disability.... A significant contribution. --Eunjung Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Offers an important reformulation of notions of care, intimacy, and gender dynamics around disability.... A significant contribution. --Eunjung Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison

About this edition

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1588267776
• ISBN 13: 9781588267771
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 197