The sexual abuse of people with learning difficulties: do we need a social model approach to vulnerability?

Many factors have been identified as being responsible for increasing the vulnerability of people with learning difficulties to sexual abuse. However, there has not been a great deal of debate about the term ‘vulnerability’. Here, an argument is developed that puts forward the case for a social model approach to understanding vulnerability, which avoids a focus on victim characteristics.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Wishart, Guy
Published in:	The Journal of Adult Protection. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 2042-8669, ZDB-ID 2394162-5. - Vol. 5.2003, 3, p. 14-27
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Sexual abuse \| People with learning difficulties \| Vulnerability \| Social model of disability

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	review-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/14668203200300021 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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