Abstract
Old age, as the idea of life cycle, and the gerontological-geriatric knowledge are historically and socially built. While aiming to confirm scientifically the best way to live in old age, this field of study can become a regulatory social instance. There is association between sexual activity in old age and quality of life in many gerontological-geriatric texts. Although those texts recognize the complex bio-psycho-social aspects of sexuality, they recommend individual interventions on elderly people and no social changes, characterizing a locus ofreprivatization of aging. In our viewpoint, both academic production as the recommended interventions should be guided by respect to the pluralism of sexuality, and that geriatric health care providers contribute, individually and collectively, to suggest changes in opressive cultural standards.
Key words:
Geriatrics. Sexuality. Aged. Aging. Sexual Behavior; Quality of Life; Cultural Factors ; Prejudice