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Older women and sexuality
— experiences in marital relationship across the life course | | Author(s) | Laura Hurd Clarke |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 25, no 2, Summer 2006 |
| Pages | pp 129-140 |
| Source | http://www.utpjournals.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Married persons ; Attitude ; Sexual activity ; Qualitative Studies ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Rates of sexual activity have been found to decline over the life course, as individuals experience transitions and the loss of partners, health problems and decreased sexual interest. This article compares and contrasts earlier- and later-life sexual experiences, and examines the changing meanings that older women ascribe to sexuality over the life course. Qualitative data from a study involving 24 women aged 53 to 90 who were remarried after age 50 illuminates a shift, as individuals age, from an emphasis on the importance of sexual intercourse and passion to a greater valuing of companionship, cuddling, affection and intimacy. Situating the discussion in the context of changing cultural norms and sexual scripts, this article investigates the impact of health conditions on the woman's sexual relationships as well as the women's tendency to have later-life sexual experiences more positive than were their earlier sexual experiences. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070110209 A |
| Classmark | BD: SLP: DP: BIU: 3DP: 3J: 7S |
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