Sexuality, sexual health, and ageing /
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| Author / Creator: | Gott, Merryn. |
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| Imprint: | Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2005. |
| Description: | xi, 176 p. : ill. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rethinking ageing Rethinking ageing series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5616737 |
Table of Contents:
- Series editor's preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part One. 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
- Part Two. 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
- Part Three. 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
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
