Traumatisk hjärnskada hos kvinnor: perspektiv på kön, sexualitet och funktionshinder - en
litterarturstudie med feministisk ansats
Engelsk titel: Traumatic brain injury among women: perspectives of gender, sexuality and disability - a literature
study with a feministic approach
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Författare:
Strandberg T
Email: thomas.strandberg@ivo.oru.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 23
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 04043383
Sammanfattning
The article is built upon tree
topics: feminism, sexuality and
disability. The purpose is to illuminate
traumatic brain injury
(TBI) among women in perspectives
of gender, role and sexuality.
On the basis of literature studies
the article summarize (i) gender
specific consequences for women
(ii) sexual consequences for
women (iii) women role changes.
The article brings up sexual consequences
with TBI as increased
and decreased sexual lust and
problem with orgasms. Role
changes are illuminated as working
role, hobbyist and role as a
family member. Even gender specific
differences between cognition
and emotion are mentioned.
The article set focus on TBI as a
hidden less recognised consequence
for battered women. Gender
perspectives are problemized
and discussed in connection to
TBI. Thinking in processes is described
in purpose to give a more
holistic perspective on mankind
and its sexuality. Violence against
women having TBI and frequents
of injuries seen in a gender perspective
is mentioned.