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Sexuality in the later years : roles and behavior /

Sexuality in the Later Years: Roles and Behavior pulls together evidence from the anthropological, psychological, social, and physiological disciplines and represents an effort to present a coherent picture of sexual roles and behavior in the later years. This work does not pretend to answer all que...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Weg, Ruth B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Academic Press, 1983.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Sexuality in the Later Years: Roles and Behavior; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: Beyond Intercourse and Orgasm; SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS, SIGNIFICANT CAPACITIES, AND NEEDS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF HUMAN SEXUALITY: YOUTH AND AGE; HUMAN SEXUALITY: THE SEARCH FOR FACTS; BEYOND ORGASM: CHANGING PERSON AND RELATIONSHIPS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; PART I: CONCEPTS OF SEXUALITY IN LATER YEARS; Chapter 2. The Cross-Cultural and Historical Context; INTRODUCTION; CROSS-CULTURAL DATA
  • TRIBAL, AGRARIAN, AND INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETIESWHERE WE NOW STAND; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. The Physiological Perspective; INTRODUCTION; SOCIETAL PERCEPTIONS; SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL; RESEARCH; CLIMACTERIC; SENSUAL, SEXUAL PERSONS; PATHOLOGY: CONSEQUENCES FOR SEXUAL, SENSUAL ACTIVITY; POTENTIATION OF SEXUAL CAPACITIES AND INTERESTS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. The Sociological Perspective; INTRODUCTION; LIMITATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE SEXUALITY OF OLDER PERSONS; CONSTRAINTS ON SEXUALITY IN THE LATER YEARS
  • A BROADER LOOK AT SEXUALITY IN THE LATER YEARSIMPLICATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Gender Identity: A Life-Span View of Sex-Role Development; INTRODUCTION; A MODEL OF SEX-ROLE DEVELOPMENT; GENDER IDENTITY AND MENTAL HEALTH; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; PART II: LIFE-STYLES: CHANGING ROLES AND BEHAVIOR; Chapter 6. Old and Alone: The Unmarried in Later Life; INTRODUCTION; WIDOWED AND DIVORCED; NEVER-MARRIED; ATTITUDES TOWARD SEXUALITY: A FUNCTION OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; CONCLUSIONS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Intimacy and Adaptation; INTRODUCTION
  • DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVELEVEL OF INTIMACY: ITS MEDIATING IMPACT ON ADAPTATION TO STRESS; AN EXAMINATION OF THE ""BUFFERING EFFECT"" OF INTIMACY; DEFINITION AND OPERATIONALIZATION; RESULTS; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Long-Term Care Institutions; INTRODUCTION; EVOLUTION OF THE NURSING HOME; STEREOTYPE OF THE SEXLESS ELDER; SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND LAWS; INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERS: A CHANGING POPULATION OF THE 1960s AND 1970s; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Range of Alternatives; INTRODUCTION; AN OVERVIEW OF SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS; SEXUALITIES IN THE LATER YEARS
  • CONSTRAINTS ON SEXUALITIES IN THE LATER YEARSIMPLICATIONS OF THE REVIEW; REFERENCES; PART III: ISSUES IN RESEARCH AND THERAPY; Chapter 10. Research: Status, Gaps, and Design; INTRODUCTION; CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS; DATA COLLECTION; SOURCES OF DATA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES; SUGGESTIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Dysfunction: Origins and Therapeutic Approaches; INTRODUCTION; THE MALE: LIBIDINAL AND POTENCY DYSFUNCTION; THE FEMALE; RESEARCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; REFERENCES; PART IV: A VIEW FROM OTHER COUNTRIES