Weg Sexuality in the Later Years

Roles and Behavior
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7230-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Web PDF

Sexuality in the Later Years: Roles and Behavior pulls together evidence from the anthropological, psychological, social, and physiological disciplines and represents an effort to present a coherent picture of sexual roles and behavior in the later years. This work does not pretend to answer all questions that could be raised concerning sexuality and aging but attempts rather to concentrate on issues that have been relatively neglected, primarily options, potentials, and possibilities for the individualization and humanization of sex roles and sexual behavior of older persons. The book is organized into five parts. Part I examines concepts of sexuality in the later years, including cultural attitudes and behaviors towards sexuality, psychological and sociological perspectives, and a life-span model of sex-role development. Part II on life-styles deals with the impact of aging on the sexuality of those who are unmarried in later life; the relationship between interpersonal intimacy and adaptation to stress throughout adult life; and the range of sexual orientations in the later years, along with their incidence, their contributions to social adaptation, and the particular constraints surrounding them. Part III discusses issues in research and therapy while Part IV considers views of sexuality and aging in other countries, namely Canada and Sweden. Part V inquires into the problems associated with transitions in the later part of the life cycle of love.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weg, Ruth B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Sexuality in the Later Years: Roles and Behavior;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Contributors;12
7;Foreword;14
8;Preface;16
9;Chapter 1.
Introduction: Beyond Intercourse and Orgasm;18
9.1;SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS, SIGNIFICANT CAPACITIES, AND NEEDS;18
9.2;HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF HUMAN SEXUALITY: YOUTH AND AGE;20
9.3;HUMAN SEXUALITY: THE SEARCH FOR FACTS;21
9.4;BEYOND ORGASM: CHANGING PERSON AND RELATIONSHIPS;24
9.5;SUMMARY;25
9.6;REFERENCES;26
10;PART I: CONCEPTS OF SEXUALITY IN LATER YEARS;28
10.1;Chapter 2.
The Cross-Cultural and Historical Context;30
10.1.1;INTRODUCTION;30
10.1.2;CROSS-CULTURAL DATA;31
10.1.3;TRIBAL, AGRARIAN, AND INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETIES;34
10.1.4;WHERE WE NOW STAND;51
10.1.5;REFERENCES;52
10.2;Chapter 3.
The Physiological Perspective;56
10.2.1;INTRODUCTION;57
10.2.2;SOCIETAL PERCEPTIONS;59
10.2.3;SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL;61
10.2.4;RESEARCH;62
10.2.5;CLIMACTERIC;69
10.2.6;SENSUAL, SEXUAL PERSONS;78
10.2.7;PATHOLOGY: CONSEQUENCES FOR SEXUAL, SENSUAL ACTIVITY;84
10.2.8;POTENTIATION OF SEXUAL CAPACITIES AND INTERESTS;89
10.2.9;SUMMARY;92
10.2.10;REFERENCES;94
10.3;Chapter 4.
The Sociological Perspective;98
10.3.1;INTRODUCTION;99
10.3.2;LIMITATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;99
10.3.3;SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE SEXUALITY OF OLDER PERSONS;101
10.3.4;CONSTRAINTS ON SEXUALITY IN THE LATER YEARS;102
10.3.5;A BROADER LOOK AT SEXUALITY IN THE LATER YEARS;110
10.3.6;IMPLICATIONS;115
10.3.7;CONCLUSION;117
10.3.8;REFERENCES;118
10.4;Chapter 5.
Gender Identity: A Life-Span View of Sex-Role Development;122
10.4.1;INTRODUCTION;122
10.4.2;A MODEL OF SEX-ROLE DEVELOPMENT;125
10.4.3;GENDER IDENTITY AND MENTAL HEALTH;133
10.4.4;CONCLUSIONS;139
10.4.5;REFERENCES;141
11;PART II: LIFE-STYLES: CHANGING ROLES AND BEHAVIOR;146
11.1;Chapter 6.
Old and Alone: The Unmarried in Later Life;148
11.1.1;INTRODUCTION;148
11.1.2;WIDOWED AND DIVORCED;152
11.1.3;NEVER-MARRIED;154
11.1.4;ATTITUDES TOWARD SEXUALITY: A FUNCTION OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS;156
11.1.5;CONCLUSIONS;158
11.1.6;SUMMARY;160
11.1.7;REFERENCES;161
11.2;Chapter 7.
Intimacy and Adaptation;164
11.2.1;INTRODUCTION;165
11.2.2;DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE;166
11.2.3;LEVEL OF INTIMACY: ITS MEDIATING IMPACT ON ADAPTATION TO STRESS;168
11.2.4;AN EXAMINATION OF THE "BUFFERING EFFECT" OF INTIMACY;169
11.2.5;DEFINITION AND OPERATIONALIZATION;170
11.2.6;RESULTS;172
11.2.7;DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION;175
11.2.8;REFERENCES;182
11.3;Chapter 8.
Long-Term Care Institutions;184
11.3.1;INTRODUCTION;184
11.3.2;EVOLUTION OF THE NURSING HOME;185
11.3.3;STEREOTYPE OF THE SEXLESS ELDER;187
11.3.4;SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND LAWS;190
11.3.5;INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERS: A CHANGING POPULATION OF THE 1960s AND 1970s;193
11.3.6;SUMMARY;198
11.3.7;REFERENCES;199
11.4;Chapter 9.
Range of Alternatives;202
11.4.1;INTRODUCTION;202
11.4.2;AN OVERVIEW OF SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS;203
11.4.3;SEXUALITIES IN THE LATER YEARS;206
11.4.4;CONSTRAINTS ON SEXUALITIES IN THE LATER YEARS;215
11.4.5;IMPLICATIONS OF THE REVIEW;221
11.4.6;REFERENCES;223
12;PART III: ISSUES IN RESEARCH AND THERAPY;226
12.1;Chapter 10.
Research: Status, Gaps, and Design;228
12.1.1;INTRODUCTION;228
12.1.2;CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS;229
12.1.3;DATA COLLECTION;230
12.1.4;SOURCES OF DATA;232
12.1.5;MEDICAL EDUCATION;232
12.1.6;THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES;233
12.1.7;SUGGESTIONS;236
12.1.8;REFERENCES;237
12.2;Chapter 11. Dysfunction: Origins and Therapeutic Approaches;240
12.2.1;INTRODUCTION;240
12.2.2;THE MALE: LIBIDINAL AND POTENCY DYSFUNCTION;241
12.2.3;THE FEMALE;257
12.2.4;RESEARCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM;262
12.2.5;REFERENCES;263
13;PART IV: A VIEW FROM OTHER COUNTRIES;266
13.1;Chapter 12. Continuity of Self-Actualization: Womanhood in the Climacterium and Old Age;268
13.1.1;INTRODUCTION;268
13.1.2;PERCEPTION OF MENOPAUSE: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN WOMAN;269
13.1.3;PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF MALADAPTATION TO MENOPAUSE;272
13.1.4;IMAGE AND REALITY OF OLD AGE: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN WOMAN;273
13.1.5;CONCLUSION;274
13.1.6;REFERENCES;274
13.2;Chapter 13. Institutional Life: The Canadian Experience;276
13.2.1;INTRODUCTION;276
13.2.2;STATISTICAL TRENDS IN CANADA;278
13.2.3;SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND OBSTACLES TO SEXUALLY ACTIVE ELDERS;278
13.2.4;SEXUALITY AND THE INSTITUTION;280
13.2.5;IMPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS;283
13.2.6;CONCLUSIONS;286
13.2.7;REFERENCES;286
13.3;Chapter 14. A View from Sweden;288
13.3.1;INTRODUCTION;288
13.3.2;SEXUAL EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE ELDERLY;288
13.3.3;THE LEGACY OF TABOOS;289
13.3.4;NEED AND SATISFACTION CONTINUE BETWEEN PARTNERS;291
13.3.5;INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY;292
13.3.6;CHANGING ATTITUDES AND VALUES;292
14;PART V: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES;294
14.1;Chapter 15. Beyond Generativity: Toward A Sensuality of Later Life;296
14.1.1;INTRODUCTION;296
14.1.2;LOVE, WORK, AND THE LIFE COURSE;297
14.1.3;THE SENSUALITY OF LATER LIFE: LOCKER ROOM TRUTHS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES;300
14.1.4;REFERENCES;304
15;Index;306