t) Sexuality and age: older people, ageing

Note: Also see sections on children, young people, and sexualities.

 

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Gott, Merryn, and Sharron Hinchliff. (2003). How Important is Sex in Later Life? The views of older people. Social Science & Medicine, Volume 56, Issue 8, April, pp. 1617-1628.

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Heywood, W., Minichiello, V., Lyons, A., Fileborn, B., Hussain, R., Hinchliff, S., . . . Dow, B. (2017). The Impact of Experiences of Ageism on Sexual Activity and Interest in Later Life. Ageing & Society, 1-20.

Hirshbein, L.D. (2000). The Glandular Solution: Sex, Masculinity, and Aging in the 1920s. Journal of the History of Sexuality. 9(3):277-304, Jul.

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Kurt, A. D. (2000). A sound treatment of older men’s sexuality. Journal of Sex Research, 37(2).

Laumann, E., A. Paik, D. Glasser, J. -H. Kang, T. Wang, B. Levinson, E. Moreira, A. Nicolosi, and C. Gingell. (2006). A Cross-National Study of Subjective Sexual Well-Being Among Older Women and Men: Findings From the Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35(2): 143-159.

Marsiglo, William, and Richard A. Greer (1994). A Gender Analysis of Older Men’s Sexuality. In Edward H. Thompson Jr., (ed.). Older Men’s Lives. London: Sage.

McWilliams, S., & Barrett, A. E. (2014). Online Dating in Middle and Later Life: Gendered Expectations and Experiences. Journal of Family Issues, 35(3), 411-436.

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Minichiello, Victor, David Plummer, and Michael Macklin. (2003). Sex in Australia: Older Australians do it too!. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 27(4), pp. 466-467.

O’Mullan, C., Debattista, J., & Parkinson, L. (2019). “I’m in Control: I’m Not Stumbling in the Dark Anymore”: Midlife Women’s Experiences of Successfully Negotiating Safer Sex with New Partners. Journal of women & aging, 31(1), 73-88.

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Rutagumirwa, S. K., & Bailey, A. (2018). “The Heart Desires but the Body Refuses”: Sexual Scripts, Older Men’s Perceptions of Sexuality, and Implications for Their Mental and Sexual Health. Sex Roles, 78(9), 653-668.

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Sinković, M., & Towler, L. (2019). Sexual Aging: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research on the Sexuality and Sexual Health of Older Adults. Qualitative health research, 29(9), 1239-1254.

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Thorpe, R., Fileborn, B., & Clarke, L. H. (2017). Framing the Sexual Rights of Older Heterosexual Women: Acknowledging Diversity and Change. Addressing the Sexual Rights of Older People (pp. 29-41): Routledge.

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Wada, M., Clarke, L. H., & Mortenson, W. B. (2017). ‘I Am Busy Independent Woman Who Has Sense of Humor, Caring About Others’: Older Adults’ Self-Representations in Online Dating Profiles. Ageing & Society, 1-26.

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Ward, R., A. A. Vass, N. Aggarwal, C. Garfield, and B. Cybyk. (2005). A kiss is still a kiss? The construction of sexuality in dementia care. Dementia, 4(1): 49-72.

Watson, W. K., Stelle, C., & Bell, N. (2017). Older Women in New Romantic Relationships: Understanding the Meaning and Importance of Sex in Later Life. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 85(1), 33-43.

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Zilbergeld, Bernie. (2004). Better Than Ever: Love and Sex at Midlife. Norwalk, CT: Crown, House.