Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue
This paper reports some of the findings of an exploratory study which sought to better understand the demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and the contexts in which such marriages may occur. It was found that forced marriages of people with and without learning disabi...
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| author | Clawson, Rachael Fyson, Rachel |
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| description | This paper reports some of the findings of an exploratory study which sought to better understand the demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and the contexts in which such marriages may occur. It was found that forced marriages of people with and without learning disabilities showed broad similarities in relation to ethnicity, some differences in terms of age and substantial differences in terms of gender. Men and women with learning disabilities are equally likely to be victims of forced marriage. The reasons for people with learning disabilities being forced to marry are most often associated with a desire on the part of families to secure permanent care, but can also be associated with cultural (mis)understandings of the nature of disability. These findings are contextualised by considering the relationship between forced marriage, human rights and learning disability. |
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| spelling | nottingham-432512020-05-04T18:46:16Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43251/ Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue Clawson, Rachael Fyson, Rachel This paper reports some of the findings of an exploratory study which sought to better understand the demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and the contexts in which such marriages may occur. It was found that forced marriages of people with and without learning disabilities showed broad similarities in relation to ethnicity, some differences in terms of age and substantial differences in terms of gender. Men and women with learning disabilities are equally likely to be victims of forced marriage. The reasons for people with learning disabilities being forced to marry are most often associated with a desire on the part of families to secure permanent care, but can also be associated with cultural (mis)understandings of the nature of disability. These findings are contextualised by considering the relationship between forced marriage, human rights and learning disability. Taylor & Francis 2017-05-19 Article PeerReviewed Clawson, Rachael and Fyson, Rachel (2017) Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue. Disability & Society . pp. 1-21. ISSN 1360-0508 https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2017.1320271 doi:10.1080/09687599.2017.1320271 doi:10.1080/09687599.2017.1320271 |
| spellingShingle | Clawson, Rachael Fyson, Rachel Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue |
| title | Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue |
| title_full | Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue |
| title_fullStr | Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue |
| title_short | Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue |
| title_sort | forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue |
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