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Intimacy in Later Life

Reviewer's Bookwatch, Sept, 2004 by Margaret Lane

Intimacy In Later Life

Kate Davidson & Graham Fennell, editors

Transaction Publishers

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

35 Berrue Circle, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8042

076580557X $24.95 1-888-999-6778

Intimacy In Later Life is a collection of essays by learned authors discussing critical issues of human sexuality in late life. Topics discussed include dealing with sexual needs after becoming a widow or widower late in life; perceptions of remarriage among older people in Singapore; attitudes and dilemmas concerning the search for a new partner; and more. A thoughtful, scholarly study of a critical human issue, exploring the balance between individual and societal needs.

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COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group

 

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