Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13674
Title: Sexuality
Contributor(s): Dune, Tinashe  (author); Mapedzahama, Virginia  (author); Rahman, Saifur  (author)
Publication Date: 2014
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13674
Abstract: According to Benjamin Franklin, the only things certain in life are 'death and taxes'. Perhaps two more universal certainties should be added to the list: sex and ageing. Although sex and ageing are natural concepts, popular media rarely present them as a natural and desirable pair. Think about it: how often do you see movies, magazines, advertisements or television shows that portray older people kissing, fondling of having sex? For some, the thought of older people having sex or even kissing is at best uncomfortable, and at worst disgusting. Either way, older people are often subject to ageist views which describe them as unattractive, unimportant and asexual. However, the fact is that older people are having sex, and lots of it. Rising STI and HIV/Aids rates among ageing populations speak to the reality of older people's sexuality - a largely ignored phenomenon.
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Source of Publication: Caring for older people in Australia: Principles for nursing practice, p. 523-549
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
Place of Publication: Milton, Australia
ISBN: 9781118384121
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 160899 Sociology not elsewhere classified
111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
169999 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 441099 Sociology not elsewhere classified
420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified
449999 Other human society not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920210 Nursing
920299 Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified
920205 Health Education and Promotion
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200307 Nursing
200203 Health education and promotion
HERDC Category Description: B2 Chapter in a Book - Other
Publisher/associated links: http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/191925091
Editor: Editor(s): Amanda Johnson and Esther Chang
Appears in Collections:Book Chapter
School of Health

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