Ageing and Sexualities: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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This book showcases developments in theory, research and practice regarding sexuality and ageing, considering the differences as well as similarities between and among ageing heterosexual and LGBT older people. Identifying the questions central to future social scientific research on ageing and sexuality, it focuses on the important, emerging dimensions of sexuality and ageing: embodiment, the diversification of the ageing context and the intersections of care and sexuality. With attention to the different forms of sexualities, particularly at their intersection with gender, this volume explores the importance of spatial and relational contexts, whether individual, residential or virtual, with authors offering studies of online dating, sexuality in the context of residential care and the relationship between sexuality, legal frameworks and social policy. Interdisciplinary in scope and offering the latest research from scholars in the UK, Australasia and Africa, Ageing and Sexualities constitutes an integrated approach to the conceptual and practical challenges of understanding the interplay of ageing and sexuality in contemporary society. As such, it will appeal to scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including sociology, cultural studies, socio-legal studies, social gerontology, psychology, medicine and health care. Cover Half Title Dedication Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Ageing and Sexualities 1 Ageing and Sexuality in Western Societies: Changing Perspectives on Sexual Activity, Sexual Expression and the ‘Sexy’ Older Body 2 Ageing Sexualities in UK Regulatory Contexts 3 Inclusion and Representation of Older People and Sexual Health in Sub-Saharan Africa within Contemporary Population Health Research 4 Becoming Visible: De-Marginalising Older Lesbians in LGBT Ageing Discourse 5 Sexual Identity Labels and their Implications in Later Life: The Case of Bisexuality 6 Older People and Sexuality in Residential Aged Care: Reconstructing Normality 7 “I am Getting Old and That Takes Some Getting Used To”: Dimensions of Body Image for Older Men 8 Troubling Identities? Examining Older Lesbian, Gay and/or Bisexual People’s Membership Categorisation Work and its Significance 9 Towards the Inquiry into Aged Care and Beyond: The Promise and Challenge of a New Era in LGBTI Ageing 10 Internet Dating, Sexual Intimacy and Older People Index