Across the globe, both in developed and developing countries, the population is rapidly ageing. In the fields of sexual and relationship therapy and sexual health, ageing has not been an issue of priority. Too often, ageing is thought of as a process that relates to problems, deficits, and taboos, and less to pleasure, change, growth and diversity. It is treated as a separate life stage and not a process throughout the lifecycle. Sexuality and sexual health are important parts of the lives of older people, as they have a significant impact on quality of life, psychological well-being and physical health, as well as social and family life.

This book brings together contributions from those currently writing on and researching ageing as it relates, in a therapeutic context, to gender identity, to sex and sexuality, and to intimate relationships. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sexual and Relationship Therapy.

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Publisher

Routledge

Year

2017

ISBN

9781317393290

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Topic

Psychology

Subtopic

Psychotherapy

Index

Psychology

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Introduction: Moving towards understanding greater diversity and fluidity of sexual expression of older people
1. Older women and sexuality – are we still just talking lube?
2. Are sociodemographic characteristics, education and training, and attitudes toward older adults’ sexuality predictive of willingness to assess sexual health in a sample of US psychologists?
3. Sexuality of the ageing female – the underlying physiology
4. Relationships and sexual expression in later life: a biopsychosocial perspective
5. The influence of health over time on psychological distress among older couples: the moderating role of marital functioning
6. Individual and relational contributors to optimal sexual experiences in older men and women
7. The association of an open relationship orientation with health and happiness in a sample of older US adults
8. Sex, desire and pleasure: considering the experiences of older Australian women
9. Social connection, relationships and older lesbian and gay people
10. To date or not to date, that is the question: older single gay men’s concerns about dating
11. Old and desirable: older women’s accounts of ageing bodies in intimate relationships
12. Midlife menopause: male partners talking
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