Older Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults: Identities, Intersections and Institutions

ISBN-13: 9780367596514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 206 str.

Andrew King

Opis

Drawing on theoretical and empirical insights gained from sexuality studies, social gerontology, and the sociology of later life, this book offers an in-depth understanding of the diverse and complex experiences of older LGB adults, thus providing a serious study of the lives of a significant social group that has until now remained at the margins

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction. Section I Contextualising: Struggles for identity; Theorising older LGB lives. Section II Situating Older Lesbian, Gay and/or Bisexual Lives: Am I that name? Claiming and contesting identities; Ageing sexualities in and out of place; The ties that bind: social networks, connections and economic resources. Section III Institutionalised and Institutional Identities: Queering care: institutional frameworks and lived experiences; Institutional identities: older LGB people and health and medical services; Policy, practice and making an impact; Conclusion. Appendix; References; Index.

O autorze

Andrew King is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK, and co-editor of Sociological Objects: Reconfigurations of Social Theory.