Sexual life of the persons in care in the Hrastovec Social Protection Institution

The master thesis deals with sexuality of the people who live in institutional care, especially in the Hrastovec Social Protection Institution. In the theoretical section, we introduce social protection institution as a form of institutional care system, more specifically the Hrastovec Social Protection Institution. We also introduce a total institution according to Goffman and sexuality inside of institutional care system. In the empirical part of the master thesis, we used qualitative empirical research in which we conducted six interviews with people living in the Hrastovec Social Protection Institution. We researched experiences about their sexuality in general and also their sexuality inside the institution. Furthermore, we researched their needs in the field of sexuality and their experiences so far. In the second part of the empirical part of the master thesis we researched what kind of restrictions, house rules and limits do the people living in the Hrastovec Social Protection Institution need to follow and how these restrictions, rules and limits restrict their sexual life. The results of the research show that the sexuality in the Hrastovec Social Protection Institution is quite overlooked. Participants in the survey rate their sexual life in institution as inactive. They also warn about spatial conditions that complicate their sexual life because they do not enable them privacy