Sexuality and partnerships of people with intellectual disability: society´s perspective

This bachelor thesis is focusing on the society´s attitude to romantic relationships and sexuality of people with intellectual disability. The thesis is devided into two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with the definition of terms like intellectual disability, romantic relationships and sexuality. Moreover it addresses specifics of romantic relationships and sexuality of people with intellectual disability, it warns of sexual abuse and it also tries to highlight the importance of sex education and providing information about romatic relationships and sexuality to people with intellectual disability. Finally, the theoretical part of the thesis shifts its attention to the rights of individuals with intellectual disability to lead a sexual life, then it describes the development of Czech society's attitudes towards romantic relationships and sexuality of individuals with intellectual disability and it also focuses on the prejudices and myths about sexuality and romantic relationships of persons with intellectual disability which are the most commonly circulating in society. The practical part leads to fulfill the aim of the bachelor thesis. The aim of the thesis is to explore the view of Czech society on romantic relationships and sexuality of people with intellectual disability, including the view on sexual abuse, sex education and providing information about sexuality and romantic relationships to people with intellectual disability. The practical part of the thesis uses quantitative research. A questionnaire was applied to collect data. Eight hundred thirty eight respondents took part in the survey. The bachelor's thesis can serve to increase the general awareness of the society on the topic of romantic relationships and sexuality of individuals with intellectual disabilities and also as a subject for reflection on our own attitudes towards this topic