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 fill this gap, "Intimacy in
Later Life" brings together a wide range of distinguished
international scholars to address this neglected research area.
This volume explores how older people today think and behave in
relation to partner change. Contributors consider the choices and
constraints that influence decisions about new romantic
relationships after divorce or the death of a spouse, along with
how these differ with respect to age, gender, and culture. The
authors discuss the considerable social variety to be found between
"permissive" and morally conservative societies and cultural
milieux, as well as how standards of sexual behavior have changed
over time. Contributions include: Kate Davidson and Graham Fennell,
"New Intimate Relationships in Later Life," Sofie Ghazanfareeon
Karlsson and Klas Borell, "Intimacy and Autonomy, Gender and
Ageing: Living Apart Together," Deborah Carr and Rebecca Utz,
"Late-Life Widowhood in the United States: New Directions in
Research and Theory," Nan Stevens, "Re-Engaging: New Partnerships
in Late-Life Widowhood," Kate Davidson, "Gender Differences in New
Partnership Choices and Constraints for Older Widows and Widowers,"
Jenny De Jong Gierveld, "The Dilemma of Repartnering:
Considerations of Older Men and Women Entering New Intimate
Relationships in Later Life," Deborah K. Van Den Hoonaard,
"Attitudes of Older Widows and Widowers in New Brunswick, Canada
Towards New Partnerships," Aldine J. Moore and Dorothy C. Stratton,
"The 'Current Woman' in an Older Widower's Life," and Kalyani K.
Mehta, "Perceptions of Remarriage by Widowed People in Singapore."
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