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Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging

Uncovering Later Life Intimacy

Lacey J. Ritter and Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski

Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging: Uncovering Later Life Intimacy explores life course health experiences and unmet care needs of populations perceived as sexually deviant in the United States. These groups include but are not limited to: gay, lesbian, and bisexual people; asexual and demisexual people; trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people; intersex people; nonmonogamous and polyamorous people; kink and fetishism practitioners; sex and adult entertainment workers; individuals labeled as sexual offenders and predators; people living with sexually transmitted infections; people identifying as neuroatypical and/or autistic; and people with chronic conditions and disabilities who lead active sexual lives. Lacey J. Ritter and Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski analyze the social, cultural, and political origins of perceptions of these groups as sexually deviant. In the process, they provide history and context for the health care experiences of people within each of these broad groups. Simultaneously, Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging highlights the complexity and individuality of different people’s journeys through sexuality in health and aging.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 134 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-1-7936-2348-5 • Hardback • December 2020 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-7936-2349-2 • eBook • December 2020 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Series: Breaking Boundaries: New Horizons in Gender & Sexualities
Subjects: Social Science / LGBT Studies / General, Social Science / Gender Studies, Social Science / Human Sexuality, Social Science / Deviance, Social Science / Disease & Health Issues

Lacey J. Ritter is assistant professor in sociology and women’s and gender studies at Wingate University.

Alexandra “Xan” C.H. Nowakowski is assistant professor in geriatrics and behavioral sciences and social medicine at Florida State University.

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Sexual Deviance in Life Course Context

Chapter Three: Locked Closets

Chapter Four: Gray Kink

Chapter Five: Bridging the Gap

Chapter Six: Aging Openly

Chapter Seven: Redefining “Sexy”

Chapter Eight: Conclusions

Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging covers an impressively wide range of sexual behaviors and tackle important topics that have received little attention in health and aging research. The authors conduct thorough reviews of narrative and ethnographic studies to provide engaging discussions about various sexuality groups’ health and aging experiences and unmet needs. Taking a constructionist perspective, they brilliantly highlight how certain sexual behaviors come to be perceived as deviant and what consequences it creates for health and aging experiences of people who engage in those behaviors. The book is a must read for any students, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers interested in sexualities, health, and aging.


— Koji Ueno, Florida State University


This illuminating book elevates the complex and multifaceted nature of sexuality and aging. Utilizing powerful narratives, Lacey J. Ritter and Xan Nowakowski provide us with inclusive understanding of human sexuality, disentangling the sexuality of older adults, and debunk the patriarchal and anachronistic conceptions of what it means to be a sexual human being.


— Perry Halkitis, Rutgers University


Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging

Uncovering Later Life Intimacy

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Summary
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  • Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging: Uncovering Later Life Intimacy explores life course health experiences and unmet care needs of populations perceived as sexually deviant in the United States. These groups include but are not limited to: gay, lesbian, and bisexual people; asexual and demisexual people; trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people; intersex people; nonmonogamous and polyamorous people; kink and fetishism practitioners; sex and adult entertainment workers; individuals labeled as sexual offenders and predators; people living with sexually transmitted infections; people identifying as neuroatypical and/or autistic; and people with chronic conditions and disabilities who lead active sexual lives. Lacey J. Ritter and Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski analyze the social, cultural, and political origins of perceptions of these groups as sexually deviant. In the process, they provide history and context for the health care experiences of people within each of these broad groups. Simultaneously, Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging highlights the complexity and individuality of different people’s journeys through sexuality in health and aging.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 134 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
    978-1-7936-2348-5 • Hardback • December 2020 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
    978-1-7936-2349-2 • eBook • December 2020 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
    Series: Breaking Boundaries: New Horizons in Gender & Sexualities
    Subjects: Social Science / LGBT Studies / General, Social Science / Gender Studies, Social Science / Human Sexuality, Social Science / Deviance, Social Science / Disease & Health Issues
Author
Author
  • Lacey J. Ritter is assistant professor in sociology and women’s and gender studies at Wingate University.

    Alexandra “Xan” C.H. Nowakowski is assistant professor in geriatrics and behavioral sciences and social medicine at Florida State University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter One: Introduction

    Chapter Two: Sexual Deviance in Life Course Context

    Chapter Three: Locked Closets

    Chapter Four: Gray Kink

    Chapter Five: Bridging the Gap

    Chapter Six: Aging Openly

    Chapter Seven: Redefining “Sexy”

    Chapter Eight: Conclusions

Reviews
Reviews
  • Sexual Deviance in Health and Aging covers an impressively wide range of sexual behaviors and tackle important topics that have received little attention in health and aging research. The authors conduct thorough reviews of narrative and ethnographic studies to provide engaging discussions about various sexuality groups’ health and aging experiences and unmet needs. Taking a constructionist perspective, they brilliantly highlight how certain sexual behaviors come to be perceived as deviant and what consequences it creates for health and aging experiences of people who engage in those behaviors. The book is a must read for any students, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers interested in sexualities, health, and aging.


    — Koji Ueno, Florida State University


    This illuminating book elevates the complex and multifaceted nature of sexuality and aging. Utilizing powerful narratives, Lacey J. Ritter and Xan Nowakowski provide us with inclusive understanding of human sexuality, disentangling the sexuality of older adults, and debunk the patriarchal and anachronistic conceptions of what it means to be a sexual human being.


    — Perry Halkitis, Rutgers University


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