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| Pastoral support for late-life sexuality | | Author(s) | James J Seeber |
| Journal title | Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 12, no 3/4, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 101-110 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Sexual activity ; Ageing process ; Pastoral care ; Religion. |
| Annotation | As more people live longer and enjoy relatively good physical health, new ethical questions arise. One set of questions regards the continuation of sexual life among older adults, especially older unmarried people. Women live many years longer than their spouses, and often were of a younger age than the spouses. The Judeo-Christian tradition affirms the vitality of sex as a basic part of God's gift of physical creation. Most older people view sexual expression as important, and many see it as crucial to a good relationship with a partner. These issues are raised for the awareness of pastoral counsellors, to understand and be responsive to the varied sexual alternatives in the later years, and to offer practice help. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020205229 B |
| Classmark | BIU: BG: OW: TR |
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