Ageism and Sexuality
Ageism and Sexuality
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10.1007/978-3-319-73820-8_10
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2018-01-01
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Ayalon, Liat
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Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret;Hafford-Letchfield, Trish;Ayalon, Liat
In contemporary society, sexuality, intimacy, and sexual identities are considered central to a meaningful personal life, and on a fundamental level, constitute one of our basic human needs and rights. Until relatively recently however, much of the literature and discussion on these issues tended not to acknowledge older people and the topic remained taboo. These silences are further enshrined in many areas of social policy and practice in relation to ageing support and mirror older people’s invisibility in other areas of society. This chapter explores some of the dominant