Issues of sexuality in the elderly as represented in Brazilian literature

Authors

  • Bruna Miclos de Oliveira
  • Josiane Aparecida Duarte
  • Hugo Henrique Alves Ferreira
  • Lucy Gomes Vianna
  • Armando José China Bezerra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2013v16iEspecial15p243-259

Keywords:

Sexuality, Aging, Brazilian Literature

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how sexuality in elderly is represented in Brazilian literature, drawing a picture of it at different times. It seeks to identify the silencing of sexuality dramatic effects impacting on old age in the societies the elderly come from, as well as the way such societies use to expose the hypocrisy of human relationships.

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How to Cite

Oliveira, B. M. de, Duarte, J. A., Ferreira, H. H. A., Vianna, L. G., & Bezerra, A. J. C. (2013). Issues of sexuality in the elderly as represented in Brazilian literature. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 16(Especial15), 243–259. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2013v16iEspecial15p243-259

Issue

Vol. 16 (2013): Número Especial 15 - Eroticism/Sexuality and Old Age

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