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    An Interdisciplinary Approach to Principles, Practices, and Policies

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This groundbreaking resource presents a wealth of findings and perspectives previously unseen in the LGBT literature. Its focus on psychological, sociopolitical and care delivery issues affecting LGBT elders reveals both the nuanced interplay between diverse sources of identity and multiple sources of stigma and discrimination.Specific chapters highlight challenges and resiliencies impacting ... Read more

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  • Disability Studies for Human Services

    An Interdisciplinary and Intersectionality Approach

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  • Disability and Vocational Rehabilitation in Rural Settings

    Challenges to Service Delivery

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This first-of-its-kind textbook surveys rehabilitation and vocational programs aiding persons with disabilities in remote and developing areas in the U.S. and abroad. Contributors discuss longstanding challenges to these communities, most notably economic and environmental obstacles and ongoing barriers to service delivery, as well as their resilience and strengths. Intersections of health, social ... Read more

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  • Ageing, Sex and Disability

    New Aesthetics and Critical Perspectives

    Series series Sex and Intimacy in Later Life
    What if we reimagined ageing, illness and disability not as barriers to sexuality – but as starting points for new forms of desire, intimacy and pleasure?This groundbreaking book challenges the silence and stigma surrounding the sexuality of older, ill and disabled people. Drawing from sociology, health studies, cultural theory and lived experience, the authors explore diverse expressions of ... Read more

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  • Later Life, Sex and Intimacy in the Majority World

    Series series Sex and Intimacy in Later Life
    Literature on sex, intimacy and sexuality in later life has been heavily influenced by perspectives from more affluent regions, perpetuating the belief that the West is more sexually progressive and liberal than other cultures.This book challenges this belief by exploring diverse cultures and perspectives from the majority world, which are often overlooked. It highlights the importance of learning ... Read more

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  • Policing Sexuality

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    Policing Sexuality explores the regulation of sexual behaviour and identity by nation states, and questions how and why states have sought to influence and control the sexuality of its citizens.Julian C. H. Lee presents both theoretical and ethnographic literature, distilling common themes and causes and presenting factors that contribute towards a state's desire to control both the sexual ... Read more

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    EDUCATING PHYSICIANSThe current blueprint for medical education in North America was drawn up in 1910 by Abraham Flexner in his report Medical Education in the United States and Canada. The basic features outlined by Flexner remain in place today. Yet with the past century's enormous societal changes, the practice of medicine and its scientific, pharmacological, and technological foundations have ... Read more

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  • Towards Gender Equality in Law

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