The Role of Information in Later-Life Sexuality: An Invitation for Further Exploration

被引:4
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作者
Dalmer, Nicole K. [1 ]
Marshall, Barbara L. [2 ]
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Hlth Aging & Soc, Kenneth Taylor Hall,Room 230A,1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4, Canada
[2] Trent Univ, Dept Sociol, Peterborough, ON, Canada
来源
GERONTOLOGIST | 2023年 / 63卷 / 02期
关键词
Library and Information Science; Older adults; Public libraries; Sexual health; Sexual rights; OLDER-ADULTS; PUBLIC-LIBRARIES; HEALTH; CARE; SEX; RESIDENTS; ATTITUDES; SEEKING; MEN; EXPERIENCES;
D O I
10.1093/geront/gnac059
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Despite the key role of information in realizing, questioning, or respecting one's sexual health, individuals' engagement with information about sex and sexuality remains understudied, particularly in older adult populations. Beginning with current understandings of later-life sexuality to contextualize how older adults may need, use, and manage information about their sexual lives and practices, this forum article follows with what is currently known about older adults' sexuality-related information needs and practices. We conclude with an invitation for collaboration between gerontologists and Library and Information Science scholars and professionals as a means to step outside the medicalization of older adults' sexuality and bolster our understandings of how information and later-life sexuality are mututally shaping.
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页码:210 / 217
页数:8
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