TY - JOUR
T1 - From diminished men to conditionally masculine : sexuality and Australian men and adolescent boys with intellectual disability
AU - Wilson, Nathan J.
AU - Parmenter, Trevor R.
AU - Stancliffe, Roger J.
AU - Shuttleworth, Russell P.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Men and boys with intellectual disability represent a unique group who have hitherto been overlooked by researchers and theorists exploring men and masculinities. Qualitative data from an Australian ethnographic study focused on the sexual health needs of men and adolescent boys with moderate to profound intellectual disability. Findings suggest that masculinity for this group of men is more a biopsychosocial phenomenon than a social construct organised around heteronormative ideals. The conditional masculinity of the men participating in the study was based instead on a number of intrinsic and external factors, which are described in detail.
AB - Men and boys with intellectual disability represent a unique group who have hitherto been overlooked by researchers and theorists exploring men and masculinities. Qualitative data from an Australian ethnographic study focused on the sexual health needs of men and adolescent boys with moderate to profound intellectual disability. Findings suggest that masculinity for this group of men is more a biopsychosocial phenomenon than a social construct organised around heteronormative ideals. The conditional masculinity of the men participating in the study was based instead on a number of intrinsic and external factors, which are described in detail.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/544500
U2 - 10.1080/13691058.2013.780262
DO - 10.1080/13691058.2013.780262
M3 - Article
SN - 1369-1058
VL - 15
SP - 738
EP - 751
JO - Culture, Health and Sexuality
JF - Culture, Health and Sexuality
IS - 6
ER -