Challenging social myths and stereotypes of women and aging: Heterosexual women talk about sex

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-81

  Hinchliff, Sharron ^a   Gott, Merryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIBIDO; LITERATURE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LIBIDO; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPOUSES; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 46749112681     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v20n01_06     Document Type: Article

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