Addressing the Sexual Rights of Older People: Theory, Policy and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138189188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 172 str.

Catherine Barrett; Sharron Hinchliff

Opis

There is growing evidence that the sexual rights of older people are not being met. One reason, perhaps the main reason, connects with the way that older people are viewed. In many cultures, older age is associated with decline, frailty, and disease - characteristics that are rarely associated with young people - and this construction of the older person positions them as dependent, powerless, and vulnerable. Older people also tend to be denied sexuality, and such stereotypes can influence the way that older people are viewed and responded to. 　 The book addresses a gap in the literature and moves beyond the heterosexual, lesbian, gay, and bisexual divide to incorporate transsexual and intersex issues. Using an adaptation of the Declaration of Sexual Rights from the World Association of Sexual Health, the book provides readers with an innovative and evidence-based framework for addressing the sexual rights of older people. All the chapters address the sexual rights of older people in different ways, and from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Key themes throughout the book are stigma, silencing, invisibility, prejudice, discrimination, and lack of awareness and understanding 　 Addressing the Sexual Rights of Older People: Theory, Policy and Practice is a text for academics, health professionals, social professionals, service providers, and policy makers. It is a timely and insightful collection which provides suggestions on how to apply the framework, as well as ways to raise awareness and engage communities in constructing strategies for reform.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to the sexual rights of older people.  2. Bundles of potential: The sexual rights of older people. = 3. Framing the sexual rights of older heterosexual women: Acknowledging diversity and change.  4. Older men’s experiences of sexuality and their relevance for sexual rights.  5. The hidden sexualities of older lesbians and bisexual women.  6. Transgender older people: At Sea. far from the sexual rights shore.  7. Intersex ageing and (sexual) rights.  8. Sexual assault of older women: Breaking the silence. Bianca Fileborn.  9. The challenges in reducing STIs while fulfilling and enhancing the sexual rights of older people.  10. Challenging the ‘viagratization’ of heterosexuality and ageing.  11. Older people as cyber-sexual beings: Online and internet dating.  12. Conclusion: Moving forward. implementing change.

O autorze

Catherine Barrett is Director of Celebrate Ageing and the OPAL Institute, a national program promoting the sexual rights of older Australians. Sharron Hinchliff is Senior Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield,where she leads the ageing, gender, and sexual health and wellbeing programme of research.