Tulasi Acharya

Sex, Gender and Disability in Nepal

Marginalized Narratives and Policy Reform

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the sex lives of women with disabilities in Nepal. It shows that many women suffer more than men despite prevailing disability policies that emphasize non-discrimination against people with disabilities and argues that far from perceptions, women with disabilities are capable of leading fulfilling sexual lives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 177g
• ISBN-13: 9781032090214
• ISBN-10: 1032090219
• Artikelnr.: 62153125

Autorenporträt

Tulasi Acharya holds a PhD in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Originally from Nepal, Acharya has a master's degrees in Women's Studies and a degree in Professional Writing. His research interests are disability, policy, gender and sexuality, marginalized narratives, critical theory, and postcolonialism, including creative writing and translation.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Disability and Policy Problems, Gender, and Social
Construction 3. Critical Sexual Theory and Postcolonial Studies 4.
Qualitative Methodology 5. Disabled Women's Narratives 6. Assessing
Narratives and Disability Policies 7. Testing the Typology of Narratives 8.
Conclusions