Young men with physical disabilities struggle for digital sex(uality)

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Kaur, H. 2019. Young men with physical disabilities struggle for digital sex(uality). in: Lumsden, K. and Harmer, E. (ed.) Online Othering: Exploring Digital Violence and Discrimination on the Web Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 239-258
Chapter titleYoung men with physical disabilities struggle for digital sex(uality)
AuthorsKaur, H.
Abstract

Previous studies have found that people with disabilities experience sexual othering in offline contexts. However, little is known about how they engage in sexual practices online. This chapter advances arguments on sexual othering and digital media use for sex(uality) by young people with physical disabilities. It draws on an ethnographic study conducted in a special school in the UK. The chapter explores how two physically disabled young men evade parental mediation in the home to find, view, and explore sex(uality) online. When digital media technologies are mediated through restrictive parental mediation, young people with physical disabilities can encounter an added layer to the sexual othering process. This is further complicated when their disability intersects with gender and sexuality.

Page range239-258
Book titleOnline Othering: Exploring Digital Violence and Discrimination on the Web
EditorsLumsden, K. and Harmer, E.
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
SeriesPalgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
ISBN
Hardcover9783030126322
Publication dates
Online24 Apr 2019
Print01 Jan 2019
Publication process dates
Deposited07 May 2019
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_10
LanguageEnglish
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