Love and Ageism

Non-Fiction: Chapters/Essays/Monographs
Written By Amanda Barusch

  • Title – Love and Ageism

  • Subtitle – A Social Work Perspective

  • Author – Amanda Smith Barusch, PhD

  • Genre – Sociology, Gerontology, Love, Romance, Relationships

  • Type – Article

  • Publication Date – Feb 1, 2009

  • Publisher – Social Work Today

  • Medium – Magazine

  • Available at – Social Work Today

  • Link – https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/011909p12.shtml

  • Synopsis – Looking at an older couple kissing, a young woman once said, “Euuw. The idea of old people having sex makes me squirm.” This article responds to that.

Magazine cover of "Social Work Today" featuring an older couple smiling outdoors. The main headline reads, "Love and Ageism: A Social Work Perspective." Other article topics include domestic violence and public health.
Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this rapidly changing world.

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