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Unscripted
— exploring representations of older unpartnered women's sexuality | | Author(s) | Beth Montemurro, Lisa Chewning |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 30, no 2, March-April 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, March-April 2018 |
| Pages | pp 127-144 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Sexual activity ; Older women ; Single persons ; Attitude ; Television [media] ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Images of sexually active women over the age of 50 are lacking in popular culture, particularly on television. Dominant sexual scripts depict older women as generally asexual. The television programme 'Hot in Cleveland' features unpartnered midlife and older women as main characters. This article is based on analysis of four seasons of Hot in Cleveland. The authors look closely at portrayals of sexual activity to see whether the programme underscores dominant sexual scripts which mock older women's sexual interest, position ageing as sexual decline, or reinforce the narrative of "successful ageing" or ageing as progress. The article finds that, counter to the narrative of ageing as sexual decline, women are depicted as desirable and desiring. 'Hot in Cleveland' thus provides sexual scripts for older women, and reinforces the idea of lifelong sexual desire. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525228 A |
| Classmark | BIU: BD: SQ: DP: UKL: 4C: 7T |
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