Resexualising Later Life
Performances of Older Sexual Citizenship
Policy Press
1st Edition
Published on 23. September 2025
Book
Hardback
220 pages
978-1-4473-6619-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
'This publication makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the various intersections and issues surrounding older adult sexuality, particularly in relation to civic and civil attitudes that are negative and outdated. The editors have produced a well-researched and inspiring narrative with crucial policy and practice implications. They, along with the contributors, deserve congratulations. This is essential reading, without a doubt.' Mervyn Eastman, Later Life Audio and Radio Co-operative and The Co-operative Guild of Social and Community Workers 'Interrogating diverse representations of sexuality, intimacy and eroticism in later life, this book celebrates oldfulness and challenges well-worn stereotypes.' Mark Hughes, Southern Cross UniversityMore details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
2 s/w Tabellen, 2 s/w Abbildungen
2 Tables, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-6619-5 (9781447366195)
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Resexualising Later Life
Performances of Older Sexual Citizenship
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09/2025
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Policy Press
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Persons
Paul Reynolds is Associate Lecturer at The Open University.
Paul Simpson is Honorary Research Fellow in Sociology at the University of Manchester.
Trish Hafford-Letchfield is Professor of Social Work at the University of Strathclyde.
Paul Simpson is Honorary Research Fellow in Sociology at the University of Manchester.
Trish Hafford-Letchfield is Professor of Social Work at the University of Strathclyde.
Content
Foreword by Raffaella Ferrero Comoletto
1. Introduction: Themes, issues and chapter synopses - Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford Letchfield
PART I: Cultures of resexualisation
2. Can wrinkles be sexy? Possibilities and constraints for an aesthetic of eroticism in later life - Feliciano Villar and Ricardo Iacub
3. Older swinging, 'casual' intimacies and sex outside coupledom - Eir-Anne Edgar
4 Resexualisation of older lesbian and gay subjects in film: an analysis of Cloudburst and Gerontophilia - Paul Simpson and Megan Todd
5. Resexualisation, later life and kink - Paul Reynolds
PART II: Technologies and practices of resexualisation
6. Pharmaceutical culture and the resexualisation of later life - Barbara L. Marshall
7. The sexuality of older persons in the digital world - Liat Ayalon and Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan
8. Older internet dating: ageist prescriptions and novel resexualising - Chris Beasley and Mary Holmes
9. Resexualisation of older adults through sex care services in Dutch nursing homes - Nathalie Huitema and Tineke Roelofs
10. Resexualising older disabled people's sexual and intimate lives: an outline, framework and research agenda - Susan Gillen and Paul Reynolds
11. Final reflections: Themes and issues arising from the volume - Paul Simpson, Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Paul Reynolds
1. Introduction: Themes, issues and chapter synopses - Paul Reynolds, Paul Simpson and Trish Hafford Letchfield
PART I: Cultures of resexualisation
2. Can wrinkles be sexy? Possibilities and constraints for an aesthetic of eroticism in later life - Feliciano Villar and Ricardo Iacub
3. Older swinging, 'casual' intimacies and sex outside coupledom - Eir-Anne Edgar
4 Resexualisation of older lesbian and gay subjects in film: an analysis of Cloudburst and Gerontophilia - Paul Simpson and Megan Todd
5. Resexualisation, later life and kink - Paul Reynolds
PART II: Technologies and practices of resexualisation
6. Pharmaceutical culture and the resexualisation of later life - Barbara L. Marshall
7. The sexuality of older persons in the digital world - Liat Ayalon and Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan
8. Older internet dating: ageist prescriptions and novel resexualising - Chris Beasley and Mary Holmes
9. Resexualisation of older adults through sex care services in Dutch nursing homes - Nathalie Huitema and Tineke Roelofs
10. Resexualising older disabled people's sexual and intimate lives: an outline, framework and research agenda - Susan Gillen and Paul Reynolds
11. Final reflections: Themes and issues arising from the volume - Paul Simpson, Trish Hafford-Letchfield and Paul Reynolds