Outline some of the reasons why aging in American society is often associated with sexlessness.
Title: Outline some of the reasons why aging in American society is often associated with sexlessness.
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 435 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Outline some of the reasons why aging in American society is often associated with sexlessness.
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 435 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
"And yes, [he] did want to be that young again. But he wanted to be a boy precisely so he could fall in love with other boys, with no awkward age difference, no accusations of cradle robbing" (Lowenthal, 1998, p. 135).
Youth and beauty. And sex.
Our society covets youth and beauty. On T.V., in movies, in magazines, everywhere you look youth and beauty are equated with sexiness. Old is rarely equated with beauty. Old is …showed first 75 words of 435 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 435 total…Research findings indicate that in our society, sexual interest and activity continue to play a role in people's lives as a natural part of the aging process" (Crooks & Baur, 1999, p. 430). Thus, we are moving toward the realization that there is more to sexual awareness than youth and beauty.
Works Cited
Lowenthal, Michael (1998). The Same Embrace. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Crooks, R. & Baur, K. (1999). Our Sexuality. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
