Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality
<p><em>Stereotypes of an asexual old age remain in the social imaginary. This work is based on quantitative and qualitative data of a research focused to analyze the way sexuality have been portrayed and experienced in old age. 32 seniors aged between 60 and 75 years were interviewed. To...
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
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| description | <p><em>Stereotypes of an asexual old age remain in the social imaginary. This work is based on quantitative and qualitative data of a research focused to analyze the way sexuality have been portrayed and experienced in old age. 32 seniors aged between 60 and 75 years were interviewed. Topics as homoaffectivity and casual sex still untouchable in old age. Even being a taboo, sexuality still being experienced by most of the elderlies.</em></p> <p> </p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-843cfdf38df348aaa98324dfb46144af2022-12-22T02:16:23ZengPontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloKairós Gerontologia1516-25672176-901X2015-12-011839510717644Sexuality in old age: taboos and realityAdriano da Silva Rozendo0Juliana Medeiros Alves1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.<p><em>Stereotypes of an asexual old age remain in the social imaginary. This work is based on quantitative and qualitative data of a research focused to analyze the way sexuality have been portrayed and experienced in old age. 32 seniors aged between 60 and 75 years were interviewed. Topics as homoaffectivity and casual sex still untouchable in old age. Even being a taboo, sexuality still being experienced by most of the elderlies.</em></p> <p> </p>http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/26210VelhiceTerceira-IdadeSexualidade. |
| spellingShingle | Adriano da Silva Rozendo Juliana Medeiros Alves Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality Kairós Gerontologia Velhice Terceira-Idade Sexualidade. |
| title | Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality |
| title_full | Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality |
| title_fullStr | Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality |
| title_short | Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality |
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| topic | Velhice Terceira-Idade Sexualidade. |
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