Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality

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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Main Authors: Adriano da Silva Rozendo, Juliana Medeiros Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Kairós Gerontologia
Subjects:
Velhice
Terceira-Idade
Sexualidade.
Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/26210
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spelling doaj-843cfdf38df348aaa98324dfb46144af2020-11-24T22:30:40ZengPontifícia 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.
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author Adriano da Silva Rozendo
Juliana Medeiros Alves
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Juliana Medeiros Alves
Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality
Kairós Gerontologia
Velhice
Terceira-Idade
Sexualidade.
author_facet Adriano da Silva Rozendo
Juliana Medeiros Alves
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title Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality
title_short 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_sort sexuality in old age: taboos and reality
publisher Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
series Kairós Gerontologia
issn 1516-2567
2176-901X
publishDate 2015-12-01
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>
topic Velhice
Terceira-Idade
Sexualidade.
url http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/26210
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