Sex and the (older) single girl: Experiences of sex and dating in later life
Sex and the (older) single girl: Experiences of sex and dating in later life
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jaging.2015.02.002
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发表时间：
2015-04-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Pitts, Marian
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作者：
Fileborn, Bianca;Thorpe, Rachel;Pitts, Marian
这项研究探讨了澳大利亚老年妇女的性主体性。在这篇文章中，我们提出了从15个定性采访澳大利亚妇女年龄在55-81谁是单身在采访时的结果。这些妇女大多数在离婚或分居后单身，少数妇女是寡妇或从未有过长期关系。我们发现，这些女性的性欲和性活动在她们的生命历程中是流动和多样的。尽管一些参与者渴望浪漫或性关系，但他们也保护自己的独立性，不愿意在以后的生活中重新进入一段关系。我们的研究结果表明，这些妇女的性主体性的年龄，性别和性别的主导规范。与此同时，老年妇女正在挑战和抵制这些规范，并开始在以后的生活中重新谈判性行为。(C)2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
This study explored the sexual subjectivities of older Australian women. In this article we present findings from 15 qualitative interviews with Australian women aged 55-81 who were single at the time of interview. The majority of these women were single following divorce or separation, with a smaller number of women who were widowed or never in a long-term relationship. We found that these women's sexual desire and sexual activity were fluid and diverse across their life course. Although some participants desired a romantic or sexual relationship, they were also protective of their independence and reluctant to re-enter into a relationship in later life. Our findings indicate that these women's sexual subjectivities were shaped by dominant norms of ageing, sex, and gender. At the same time, older women are challenging and resisting these norms, and beginning to renegotiate sexuality in later life. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.