Stories of intimacy and sexuality in later life: solo women speak

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Lambert, Nicky, Hafford-Letchfield, Trish, Khan, Hafiz T.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-3730, Brady, Dominque, Long, Ellouise and Clarke, Lisa (2018) Stories of intimacy and sexuality in later life: solo women speak. In: Sexuality, Sexual and Gender Identities and Intimacy Research in Social Work and Social Care: A Lifecourse Epistemology. Routledge, Oxford, UK, pp. 176-196. ISBN 9781138225879

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Abstract

This chapter presents selected findings from a study on the impact of the rise in nontraditional family relationships on 'successful' ageing. The focus of which is on Solo women - women who are 'not-partnered', without children and who are aged over 50 years and over. Little is known about the life trajectories of Solo women as they move into later life (Darab and Hartman, 2013) and there is a paucity of research seeking to understand their support networks, social connectedness and personal relationships. This chapter draws on selected findings from a study which explores some of the dynamics and issues impacting Solo women in later life using a range of methods including a literature review; demographic analysis, an online survey and interview data. Here we draw principally on the findings from qualitative data from the online survey (see Letchfield et al, 2017) and in-depth interviews with Solo women in England aged 50 years and over. Considered together these findings captured a rich picture of Solo women’s own subjective perspectives about the links between their relationship status and wellbeing in later life - and in this chapter we focus particularly on the findings relating to sexuality and intimacy.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Sexuality, Sexual and Gender Identities and Intimacy Research in Social Work and Social Care: A Lifecourse Epistemology on 05/04/2018, available online: https://www.routledge.com/9781138225879
Subjects:	Medicine and health > Health promotion and public health
Depositing User:	Hafiz T.A. Khan
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2018 23:00
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2024 12:50
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/4286