Sexuality and rights in later life

Paul Willis; Trish Hafford-Letchfield

doi:10.2307/j.ctv2fjwq1s

Sexuality and rights in later life

Paul Willis, Trish Hafford-Letchfield

Social Work And Social Policy (Subject)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Abstract

Social work is a human rights-based profession. Advocating and upholding human rights is a core activity embedded in the international definition of social work (IFSW, 2014). In the context of supporting older people, this intersects with the United Nations (UN) Principles for Older Persons (United Nations, 1991), which sets out independence, participation, self-fulfilment and dignity as principles integral to supporting older people to fully participate in society. Missing from discourses both on ageing and on human rights is an understanding of sexual rights.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Critical Gerontology for Social Workers
Editors	Sandra Torres, Sarah Donnelly
Place of Publication	Bristol
Chapter	6
Pages	81-96
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447360476
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2fjwq1s
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2022

Keywords

sexuality
human rights
older people
ageing

Access to Document

10.2307/j.ctv2fjwq1s

Cite this

@inbook{fc357bb31305420bbdd80fe38c148631,

title = "Sexuality and rights in later life",

abstract = "Social work is a human rights-based profession. Advocating and upholding human rights is a core activity embedded in the international definition of social work (IFSW, 2014). In the context of supporting older people, this intersects with the United Nations (UN) Principles for Older Persons (United Nations, 1991), which sets out independence, participation, self-fulfilment and dignity as principles integral to supporting older people to fully participate in society. Missing from discourses both on ageing and on human rights is an understanding of sexual rights. ",

keywords = "sexuality, human rights, older people, ageing",

author = "Paul Willis and Trish Hafford-Letchfield",

year = "2022",

month = apr,

day = "1",

doi = "10.2307/j.ctv2fjwq1s",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781447360445",

pages = "81--96",

editor = "Sandra Torres and Sarah Donnelly",

booktitle = "Critical Gerontology for Social Workers",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Sexuality and rights in later life

AU - Willis, Paul

AU - Hafford-Letchfield, Trish

PY - 2022/4/1

Y1 - 2022/4/1

N2 - Social work is a human rights-based profession. Advocating and upholding human rights is a core activity embedded in the international definition of social work (IFSW, 2014). In the context of supporting older people, this intersects with the United Nations (UN) Principles for Older Persons (United Nations, 1991), which sets out independence, participation, self-fulfilment and dignity as principles integral to supporting older people to fully participate in society. Missing from discourses both on ageing and on human rights is an understanding of sexual rights.

AB - Social work is a human rights-based profession. Advocating and upholding human rights is a core activity embedded in the international definition of social work (IFSW, 2014). In the context of supporting older people, this intersects with the United Nations (UN) Principles for Older Persons (United Nations, 1991), which sets out independence, participation, self-fulfilment and dignity as principles integral to supporting older people to fully participate in society. Missing from discourses both on ageing and on human rights is an understanding of sexual rights.

KW - sexuality

KW - human rights

KW - older people

KW - ageing

UR - https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/critical-gerontology-for-social-workers

U2 - 10.2307/j.ctv2fjwq1s

DO - 10.2307/j.ctv2fjwq1s

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85141256985

SN - 9781447360445

SP - 81

EP - 96

BT - Critical Gerontology for Social Workers

A2 - Torres, Sandra

A2 - Donnelly, Sarah

CY - Bristol

ER -

Sexuality and rights in later life

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Embargoed Document

Fingerprint

Cite this