Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... sexual relation- ships is now recognized , there are many social , moral and religious beliefs which can deprive older people of the positive benefits of sexual relationships . They constitute an ageist denial of the sexuality of older ...
... sexual relation- ships is now recognized , there are many social , moral and religious beliefs which can deprive older people of the positive benefits of sexual relationships . They constitute an ageist denial of the sexuality of older ...
Page 95
... sexual activity do not alleviate human need for physical contact . Older generations have probably been subjected to more negative messages about sexual values and behaviour than any previous generation , and they remain powerful ...
... sexual activity do not alleviate human need for physical contact . Older generations have probably been subjected to more negative messages about sexual values and behaviour than any previous generation , and they remain powerful ...
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... sexual feelings . There are also social problems . Finding a new partner can be diffi- cult , particularly for older women , who are more numerous and restrained by sexual mores , which allow older men to marry younger women , but ...
... sexual feelings . There are also social problems . Finding a new partner can be diffi- cult , particularly for older women , who are more numerous and restrained by sexual mores , which allow older men to marry younger women , but ...
Contents
Nature and the importance of good health in old age | 1 |
expectations of health in old age | 8 |
the medicalization of old age | 23 |
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