Título del libro: Handbook On Sexuality Perspectives, Issues And Role In Society
Título del capítulo: Functional measurement to cognitive mechanisms underlying attitudes toward sexuality and intellectual disability: New empirical directions
GUADALUPE ELIZABETH MORALES MARTINEZ;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2012
Resumen:
Sexuality is an inherent property of being a human. Without sexuality, there is no life, and it is considered a sacred part of our existence. This conception can be observed throughout all cultures when people make an effort to establish regulatory mechanisms regarding individuals' sexual expressions. We can contemplate explicit and implicit rules that vary depending on contextual factors (culture, religion, etc.) individual variables (age, gender, sexual preference, cognitive conditions, etc.) and in many times depending on the most rooted cognitive views of social groups. For example, for many decades, the sexuality of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) has been erroneously judged and regulated by misconceptions and myths. Now, some groups (e.g., family caregivers, professional caregivers, special education teachers, lay people, etc.) begin to transform their visions about the sexual life of persons with ID. The study of the cognitive mechanisms underlying these emerging conceptions will be discussed through this chapter from an "Information Integration Theory" point of view. © 2012 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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ISBN:
9781620815311
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Nombre de la publicación:
Functional measurement to cognitive mechanisms underlying attitudes toward sexuality and intellectual disability: New empirical directions
Página inicial:
29
Página final:
54
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