CULTURAL FACTORS REGARDING SEXUALITY IN THE ELDERLY

Course overview

This course is designed to offer senior care professionals insight into the cultural components that form an individuals concept of sexuality in order to promote a more culturally competent unit of care. Individuals completing this course will understand: -Sexuality as a social construct -Sexuality and aging -Cultural perceptions of sexuality and masturbation -Same-sex couples within a nursing home or assisted living community -Cross-cultural sexual diversity - Social organization of sexual relations - Gender roles and sexuality