Older Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults

Identities, intersections and institutions

Andrew King (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

206 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-59651-4 (ISBN)

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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

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

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.07.2020
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-367-59651-2 / 0367596512
ISBN-13	978-0-367-59651-4 / 9780367596514
Zustand	Neuware