Sex and Diversity in Later Life: Critical Perspectives

Hardback

Main Details

Title Sex and Diversity in Later Life: Critical Perspectives
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Trish Hafford-Letchfield
Edited by Paul Simpson
Edited by Paul Reynolds
SeriesSex and Intimacy in Later Life
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781447355403
ClassificationsDewey:306.70846
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 3 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Bristol University Press
Imprint Policy Press
Publication Date 27 May 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Addressing diversity in sexual and intimate experience later in life (50+), this collection explores how being older intersects with ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class, and extends knowledge concerning intimacies, practices and pleasures for those thought to represent normative forms of sexual identification and expression. Despite increased awareness of sexual diversity, older people's accounts of sex and intimacy remain marginalised. This edited volume addresses diversity in sexual and intimate experience later in life (50+) and captures international research and analysis relating to intersectional identities. Contributors explore how being older intersects with differences of ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class. Offering a critical focus and original contribution to an emerging, although still relatively neglected field, this collection extends knowledge concerning intimacies, practices and pleasures for those thought to represent normative, non-normative and 'new normative' forms of sexual identification and expression.

Author Biography

Paul Simpson has lectured at several northwest universities, including the Department of Sociology at the University of Manchester, and is currently an independent academic. Paul Reynolds is Co-Convenor of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics (INSEP) and Associate Lecturer with The Open University. Trish Hafford-Letchfield is Professor of Social Work at the University of Strathclyde.

Reviews

"This book is an excellent resource for social workers wishing to inform themselves so that they can better meet the needs of those who receive their support." British Journal of Social Work