Sexuality, sexual health, and ageing

Summary: What factors underpin dominant understandings of later life sexuality? How do older people experience and prioritize sexuality and sexual health? What sexual health issues are relevant to older people and how are these addressed by health care professionals? This is the first book to integrate theoretical insights into sexuality, sexual health and ageing, with research findings from studies conducted with older people and the professionals that work with them. The book is split into three sections. In the first section stereotypes that typify contemporary understandings of sexuality and ageing are explored, particularly the 'myth of asexual old age' and the more recent stereotype of the 'sexy oldie'. Section two identifies what we actually know about ageing and sexuality by reviewing current literature, as well as presenting findings from one of the first qualitative studies to explore sexuality from the perspective of older people themselves. The final section of the book explores what 'sexual health' means within the context of ageing and focuses on issues relevant to health professionals working with older people.; "Sexuality, Sexual Health and Ageing" provides key reading for students, researchers, practitioners and policymakers working within gerontology, sociology, psychology, social work, health sciences, nursing and medicine. This book is likely to become essential reading for all academics and professionals working with older people or in the area of sexual health.

Record details

ISBN: 9780335225545 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0335225543 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 033521018X (Paper)
ISBN: 1280953810
ISBN: 9781280953811
ISBN: 0335210198 (hb.)
ISBN: 9780335210190 (hb.)
ISBN: 9780335210183 (pb.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xi, 176 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Maidenhead, England ; New York : Open University Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-165) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Exploring contemporary understandings of sexuality and ageing -- Why are sexuality and old age incompatible? : unpicking the myth of the asexual old age -- The sexy oldie: the creation of new myths about sexuality and ageing -- Focusing upon older people's experiences of sexuality and ageing -- What do we know about sexuality and ageing? : a new look at the literature -- How important is sex to older people? -- Diversity and later life sexuality -- Sexual health, sexual problems and ageing -- Sexual risk-taking and sexually transmitted infections in later life -- Sexual dysfunctions and ageing -- Health professionals' views on later life sexuality and sexual health.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.