Arizona State University Module 4 Aging and Life Course Essay

Quadagno, J. (2021). Aging and the life course (8th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill 

Instructions

Review Applied Activity Instructions & Rubric before completing the prompt below.

Prompt

Please read the article “The Joys (and Challenges of Sex)” (see link below). This is a long article so be sure to budget enough time to read and digest the information before crafting a response to the prompt below. 

For Applied Activity 2, please respond to the following questions (you should have at least one paragraph per question): 

Briefly, how do sex and intimacy change and evolve as we age?  What are the joys? What are the challenges? [5 points total for Content rubric criteria] 

How does age-related Dementia and/or Alzheimer’s disease affect aging adults and their sex lives?  Discuss how sexual lives can continue in different circumstances highlighted in the article (assisted living facilities, non-verbal consent, healthcare directives, affairs). [5 points total for Content rubric criteria] 

Describe paternalism in the role of caring for aging adults in healthcare policy, assisted living facilities, and/or media as it related to aging adults and sex.  Why do you think this is? [5 points total for Content rubric criteria] 

Describe sex-positive frameworks for the aging adult in terms of healthcare policy, assisted living facilities, and/or media as it relates to sex.  Why is this shift necessary? [5 points total for Content rubric criteria] 

1. References

Jones, Maggie. (2022, January 12), The joys (and challenges) of sex after 70. The NewYork Times Magazine. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/magazine/sex-old-age.html?smid=url-share (Links to an external site.) 

1. You do NOT need to pay to access this article. ASU students have access to New York Times! Please read these instructions: https://libguides.asu.edu/NYTgrouppassLinks to an external site.