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Sexuality of midlife and older women
— a review of theory use | | Author(s) | Sarah Jen |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 30, no 3, May-June 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2018 |
| Pages | pp 204-226 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Sexual activity ; Older women ; Women ; Middle aged ; Theory ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Older people's Sexual experiences remain underexplored. This review examined 21 articles focused on the sexuality of midlife and older women, to identify theories used and to understand how theory informs this literature. Reviewed articles described a dominant narrative of sexual decline in later life but positioned their own work as counternarratives. A majority applied social constructionist, critical or interpretivist orientations, balancing material and socially constructed aspects of sexuality. Theories were most likely to inform the purpose and conclusions, and least likely to inform limitations or descriptions of study samples. Findings support the need to affirm the diverse sexual experiences of women. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525232 A |
| Classmark | BIU: BD: SH: SE: 4D: 64A |
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