Sexuality and sense of self in later life: Japanese men's and women's reflections on sex and aging

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-163

  Moore, Katrina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Desire; Gender; Infidelity; Japan; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY;

EID: 77952419062     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-010-9115-9     Document Type: Article

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