ch 7

I chose to review chapter 7, Intimacy and Sexuality. This chapter covers the need for intimacy, marital statuses, sexual relationships and sexuality, and improving attitudes about aging and sexuality. I believe this is an significant chapter for all. We will not always be in our twenties, long hair, tanned, skinny, and looking to have fun. Just because our bodies age doesn’t mean that we lose the desire for intimacy and relationships. This chapter talks about how marriage and how that long term relationship can have positive effects on the aging individuals health and well being, however as they age they often experience the death of a spouse and have to find a way to recover from this. There are many different organizations in a community that provide social networks and outreach programs to help these individuals. Some find friendships and others find a new partner  or mate. Sexuality has changed though out generations. “The sexuality of older people is largely invisible. This is partly because for many older people, sex and sexuality are intensely private matters” (Hiller and Barrow, 2011). Verses today where our generation is more open with sex and sexuality. When viewing media there are many sexual scenes, however they are mostly of young couples.  Despite what younger generations believe aging does not mean loss of intimacy, love, or sexuality. We are all sexual beings and we continue to be through out our lives.