TY - BOOK AU - Foley,Simon TI - Intellectual Disability and the Right to a Sexual Life: A Continuation of the Autonomy/Paternalism Debate T2 - Routledge Advances in Disability Studies SN - 9781315210735 AV - HV3004 .F654 2017 U1 - 306.70874 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Taylor and Francis KW - People with mental disabilities KW - Sexual behavior KW - Sexual ethics KW - Sociology of disability KW - Disability KW - Disability Studies - Sociology KW - Social Work and Disability KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General N1 - chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The who, the what and the why -- chapter 2 The autonomy/paternalism debate -- chapter 3 Research findings and analysis: the parental perspective -- chapter 4 Third-rail sexual politics under scrutiny: the question of facilitated sex -- chapter 5 A modest proposal regarding the normalisation of facilitated sex -- chapter 6 Conclusions N2 - One of the perennial political/philosophical questions concerns whether it is ever justifiable for a third party to paternalistically restrict an adult’s freedom to ensure their own, or society’s, best interests are protected. Wherever one stands on this debate it remains the case that, unlike their non-impaired contemporaries, many intellectually disabled adults are subjected to a paternalistic regime of care. This is particularly the case regarding members of this population exercising more control of their sexuality. Utilizing rare empirical data, Foucault's theory of power and Kristeva’s concept of abjection, this work shows that many non-disabled people – including family members – hold ambivalent attitudes towards people with visible disabilities expressing their sexuality. Through a careful examination of the autonomy/paternalism debate this is the first book to provide an original, provocative and philosophically compelling analysis to argue that where necessary, facilitated sex with prostitutes should be included as part of a new regime of care to ensure that sexual needs are met. Intellectual Disability and the Right to a Sexual Life is essential reading for scholars, students and policy-makers with an interest in philosophy, sociology, political theory, social work, disability studies and sex studies. It will also be of interest to anybody who is a parent or a sibling of an adult with an intellectual disability and those with an interest in human rights and disability more generally UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315210735 ER -