Summary
Contents
Directed towards researchers and practitioners in family studies and gerontology, this completely revised Second Edition of Family Relationships in Later Life provides an innovative new collection of research-based descriptions on family relations of older people. Each chapter summarizes existing literature on the topic and provides up-to-date original research. Topics addressed include: sibling relationships in later life; widowhood; ethnic differences; elder abuse and mistreatment; family care; and health problems.
Sexuality and Marital Quality among Older Married Couples
Sexuality and Marital Quality among Older Married Couples
Few would question the notion that sexuality is of intense interest to young or even middle-aged people. Evidence of that interest can be seen in the myriad cultural images projected by advertisements, television, movies, books, plays, and print media. Yet, older people are rarely portrayed in romantic ways, much less as having sexual interests or needs. Existing research reflects these cultural stereotypes in that an absence of information persists about sexuality in the relationships of older persons. Garza and Dressel (1983) point out that the most obvious shortcoming of existing research in later-life relationships is the lack of concern with the role of sexuality within the marital relationship. Contributing to ...