To love and be loved is arguably one of the most powerful and fundamental driving forces sustaining self-esteem and self-identity throughout the life course. Need for reciprocal loving does not change as we grow older, despite failures of health, loss of a partner, late divorce, and alterations of personality due to the aging process. However, most studies of human sexuality have ignored the problems and developing patterns of older adults entering into new partnerships. To fi ll this gap, Intimacy in Later Life brings together a wide range of distinguished international scholars to address this neglected research area.…mehr
To love and be loved is arguably one of the most powerful and fundamental driving forces sustaining self-esteem and self-identity throughout the life course. Need for reciprocal loving does not change as we grow older, despite failures of health, loss of a partner, late divorce, and alterations of personality due to the aging process. However, most studies of human sexuality have ignored the problems and developing patterns of older adults entering into new partnerships. To fi ll this gap, Intimacy in Later Life brings together a wide range of distinguished international scholars to address this neglected research area.
Introduction: New Intimate Relationships in Later Life 1. Intimacy and Autonomy Gender and Ageing: Living Apart Together 2. Late-Life Widowhood in the United States: New Directions in Research and Theory 3. Re-Engaging: New Partnerships in Late-Life Widowhood 4. Gender Differences in New Partnership Choices and Constraints for Older Widows and Widowers 5. The Dilemma of Repartnering: Considerations of Older Men and Women Entering New Intimate Relationships in Later Life 6. Attitudes of Older Widows and Widowers in New Brunswick Canada Towards New Partnerships 7. The "Current Woman" in an Older Widower's Life 8. Perceptions of Remarriage by Widowed People in Singapore Contributors Index
Introduction: New Intimate Relationships in Later Life 1. Intimacy and Autonomy Gender and Ageing: Living Apart Together 2. Late-Life Widowhood in the United States: New Directions in Research and Theory 3. Re-Engaging: New Partnerships in Late-Life Widowhood 4. Gender Differences in New Partnership Choices and Constraints for Older Widows and Widowers 5. The Dilemma of Repartnering: Considerations of Older Men and Women Entering New Intimate Relationships in Later Life 6. Attitudes of Older Widows and Widowers in New Brunswick Canada Towards New Partnerships 7. The "Current Woman" in an Older Widower's Life 8. Perceptions of Remarriage by Widowed People in Singapore Contributors Index
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