Societal understandings of, and expectations about, sex in later life reflect and reinforce
deeply entrenched ageist and sexist norms. This chapter considers which sexual rights are …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book discusses the concepts and arguments that are pivotal to …

Reynolds bring together a wide range of critical issues concerning stereotypes on sexuality
and aging as they play out in diverse aspects of later life. The volume is the first issue of the …

A growing body of literature is challenging understanding of sexuality in later life. The
dominance of a biomedical perspective on sexual (dys) functioning has led to significant …

The current epistemology of heterosexuality, love and intimacy in later life has highlighted
how older women's sexual desire and sexual expression have been subject to highly …

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding
chapters of this book. The book also presents some examples of the application of a sexual …

Sexual rights are simply human rights as applied to sexuality (Lenoir & Dortch 2011) and, as
Shirin Heidari notes, they are subject to 'power relations in both the private and public …

This chapter explores the development of an international declaration of sexual rights by the
World Association of Sexual Health and considers the application of these rights to the lives …

Sexuality continues to have gendered scripts and cultural directives even towards the
middle and last quartile of men and women's lives. This article looks at how these scripts …

In contemporary society, sexuality, intimacy, and sexual identities are considered central to a
meaningful personal life, and on a fundamental level, constitute one of our basic human …