Resexualising Later Life: Performances of Older Sexual and Intimate Citizenship

by Paul Reynolds (Editor), Trish Hafford-Letchfield (Editor), Paul Simpson (Editor)

Overview

Building on the work of the previous volumes in the Sex and Intimacy in Later Life series, this book explores how resexualisation may take place in later life. Drawing on transdisciplinary and international content, it provides a theoretically and experientially informed overview and discussion of resexualisation, highlighting important areas of research in a nascent area of study. This volume covers a range of sexual identities and ageing populations, blending cultural representations and current research to highlight the possible forms and practices that can lead to the creative enabling of pleasure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447366218
Publisher:	Policy Press
Publication date:	04/01/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240

About the Author

Paul Reynolds is Co-Convenor of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics (INSEP) and Associate Lecturer with The Open University. Trish Hafford-Letchfield is Professor of Social Work at the University of Strathclyde. Paul Simpson is a Sociology Lecturer at the University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Resexualising Older People’s Sexual and Intimate Lives - Paul Reynolds, Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Paul Simpson 2. Resexualisation and Older Heterosexuals - David Lee and Josie Tetley 3. Resexualisation in Cinematic Representations of Older Lesbians and Gay Men - Paul Simpson and Megan Todd 4. Resexualising Older Bisexuals and Non-Binary Sexualities - Christopher Wells 5. Resexualising Older Disabled People’s Sexual and Intimate lives: An Outline, a Framework and A Research Agenda - Susan Gillen and Paul Reynolds 6. Older Swinging, ‘Casual’ Intimacies and Sex Outside Coupledom - Eir-Anne Edgar 7. The Alternative Aesthetics of Eroticism in Later Life - Ricardo Iacub and Feliciano Villar 8. Sex Care Workers in Dutch Nursing Home Care - Nathalie Huitema-Nuijens and Tineke Roelofs 9. Pharmaceutical Culture and the Re-Sexualization of Later Life - Barbara L Marshall 10. Older Adults’ Sex Going Digital - Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan and Liat Ayalon 11. Older Internet Dating: Ageist Prescriptions and Novel Resexualising - Chris Beasley and Mary Holmes 12. Resexualisation, Older People and Kink - Paul Reynolds 13. Conclusion: Reflecting on Resexualisation - Paul Reynolds, Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Paul Simpson