Pastoral Support for Late-Life Sexuality

As more persons live longer and enjoy relatively good physical health, new ethical questions arise. One set of questions regards the continuation of sexual life among older persons, especially among older unmarried persons. Women live many years longer than their spouses and often were of a younger...

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Auteur principal: Seeber, James J. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Haworth Press 2002
Dans: Journal of religious gerontology
Année: 2002, Volume: 12, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 101-109
Sujets non-standardisés:B religion and sexuality
B Sexuality and aging
B pastoral care and sexuality
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Résumé:As more persons live longer and enjoy relatively good physical health, new ethical questions arise. One set of questions regards the continuation of sexual life among older persons, especially among older unmarried persons. Women live many years longer than their spouses and often were of a younger age than the spouses. The Judeo-Christian tradition affirms the vitality of sex as a basic part of God's gift of physical creation. A large majority of older people view sexual expression as important and many see it as crucial to a good relationship with a partner. These issues are raised for the awareness of pastoral counselors to understand and be responsive to the varied sexual alternatives m the later years m order to offer practical help to older persons.
ISSN:1528-686X
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religious gerontology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J078v12n03_08