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On Being Socialized Out Of The Human Sexual Response In The Later Years, Dan Rubenstein
On Being Socialized Out Of The Human Sexual Response In The Later Years, Dan Rubenstein
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
We now know, with the conclusive findings of the Masters and Johnson study of sex with elderly, that maintaining the "regularity of sexual expression coupled with adequate physical well being and healthy mental orientation to the aging process will combine to provide a sexually stimulative marriage [and/or relationships]. This climate will, in turn, improve sexual tension and provide a capacity for sexual performance that frequently may extend to and beyond the 80-year age level" (Masters and Johnson, 1968, p. 279).
This acknowledgement has ended the long silence and may well herald the beginning of the throwing off of the shackles …
Women's Groups As Altenative Human Service Agencies, Claudette Mcshane, John Oliver
Women's Groups As Altenative Human Service Agencies, Claudette Mcshane, John Oliver
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The radical movements of the 60's were punctuated by the revival of feminism. As the movements demanded that disenfranchised citizens be allowed to actively participate in societal decisionmaking, women became cognizant of the fact that even within the movements they continued to be relegated to second class status. This realization served as a catalyst for the reemergence of the women's movement within American society. Feminist ideas spread rapidly among the social movements. Women neld political meetings to discuss social inequities and their impact upon womannood. From these meetings consciousness-raising groups evolved as a forum to raise non-movement women's consciousness of …