Polyamorous elders : aging in open relationships / Kathy Labriola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Labriola, Kathy, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Diverse sexualities, genders, and relationships

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-monogamous relationships.

Older people--Social conditions.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 241 pages).

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]

Contents:

Introduction

Part I: What Challenges are Most Common for Poly Geezers?

Chapter 1: First of All, Sex!

Chapter 2: Some Poly People Shift to Monogamy as They Age

Chapter 3: Poly Elders and Celibacy: Is There a Contradiction?

Chapter 4: The Curious Phenomenon of Successful Older Poly-Mono Couples

Chapter 5: Elders Trying to Explain Polyamory to Their Adult Kids

Chapter 6: Older People Who Were "Poly Before Polyamory Was Invented"

Chapter 7: Conflicts Over a Partner's Adult Children and/or Grandchildren

Part II: Retirement and Its Effects on Polyamorous Relationships

Chapter 8: When One Person is Already Retired and the Other Eventually Decides to Retire

Chapter 9: When One Partner Retires but One or More Partners are Still Working

Chapter 10: Retirement Can Create More Time and Energy for Poly Relationships, and Poly Geezers are Pretty Good at Time and Energy Management

Chapter 11: Retirement Can Shine a Spotlight on Incompatibilities

Part III: When Poly Elders Want (or Need) to Move into Senior Living Facilities

Chapter 12: Poly Elders Fear Discrimination and Hostility in Senior Housing

Chapter 13: What are the Options for Polys in Senior Living?

Part IV: Poly Geezers Coping with Health Problems and Disabilities

Chapter 14: The Effects of Medical Conditions on Poly Elders and Relationships

Chapter 15: Caregiving Responsibilities for Elderly Relatives

Chapter 16: Advantages of Polyamory through Caregiving, Death, and Mourning

Chapter 17: Twenty-First-Century Pandemics and Poly Elders: Lessons from the Age of COVID-19

Chapter 18: Poly Mutual Aid: Elders' Polycules Come through for Them during the Pandemic

Part V: Polyamory and the Developmental Tasks of Aging

Chapter 19: What are the Developmental Tasks for Poly Elders?

Chapter 20: Poly Geezers Creating a New Life "Postcareer and Postkids"

Chapter 21: "Life Review" as a Developmental Task for Poly Geezers

Chapter 22: Poly Elders Accpeting the Deaths of Loved Ones, and their Own Mortality

Chapter 23: Legal and Financial Issues for Poly Elders: Estate Planning, Advance Directives, and Other Strategies to Protect Poly Families

Chapter 24: A Few Parting Words and Directions for Further Study

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 05, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Labriola, Kathy. Polyamorous elders

ISBN:

9781538169285

1538169282

Publisher Number:

40031506097

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.