Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality

Authors

  • Adriano da Silva Rozendo Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.
  • Juliana Medeiros Alves Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p95-107

Keywords:

Old-Age, Third-Age, Sexuality.

Abstract

Stereotypes of an asexual old age remain in the social imaginary. This work is based on quantitative and qualitative data of a research focused to analyze the way sexuality have been portrayed and experienced in old age. 32 seniors aged between 60 and 75 years were interviewed. Topics as homoaffectivity and casual sex still untouchable in old age. Even being a taboo, sexuality still being experienced by most of the elderlies.

 

Author Biographies

Adriano da Silva Rozendo, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.

Doutor em Psicologia, professor da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.

 

Juliana Medeiros Alves, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.

Graduanda em Psicologia, pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Rondonópolis (MT), Brasil.

 

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Published

2015-09-30

How to Cite

Rozendo, A. da S., & Alves, J. M. (2015). Sexuality in old age: taboos and reality. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(3), 95–107. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i3p95-107

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Papers

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