Journal article
Sexual Scripts and Narrative Therapy with Older Couples
The American journal of family therapy, v 46(1), pp 81-95
01 Jan 2018
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Abstract
Sexual scripts are socially constructed guidelines that purportedly determine sequencing of individual sexual behavior. For older adults' sexual scripts are often ageist, perceiving them as asexual and often times deterring physical intimacy in later life. This manuscript addresses these scripts through the implementation of narrative therapy with an older couple. We address: 1) the ageist assumptions about sex and older people, 2) relational issues that may occur when considering older couples and sexual intimacy, 3) how does scripts theory explain ageist sexual processes, and 4) how can narrative therapy be used to deconstruct ageist sexual scripts in older couples.
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- Title
- Sexual Scripts and Narrative Therapy with Older Couples
- Creators
- Bertranna Muruthi - Virginia TechMegan McCoy - Northcentral UniversityJessica Chou - Drexel UniversityAndrea Farnham - Doctoral Candidate in Marriage and Family Therapy and Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia, USA
- Publication Details
- The American journal of family therapy, v 46(1), pp 81-95
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 15
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000428599300006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85042214837
- Other Identifier
- 991019168396804721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Psychology, Clinical