Lesbian Aging
| Autor: | James J. Wahler, Sarah G. Gabbay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Sociology and Political Science Gender studies Social Welfare social sciences Case management Social constructionism Gender Studies Relationship formation behavior and behavior mechanisms Sexual orientation Narrative Professional literature Lesbian Psychology reproductive and urinary physiology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services. 14:1-21 |
| ISSN: | 1540-4056 1053-8720 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j041v14n03_01 |
| Popis: | The literature on lesbian gerontology is a relatively new, growing, and valued research topic. Sixty-eight articles on lesbian aging were reviewed and empirical findings summarized. Non-empirical articles from the academic and professional literature, as well as narrative accounts related to lesbian aging were also reviewed. These 68 combined works indicated that the cultural marginalization of both women and homosexuals stimulates in many lesbian women adaptive strategies which are useful in meeting the challenges of aging, even while older lesbians are constrained by social constructions of gender, sexual orientation, and age. These factors combine to present a unique profile of challenges to lesbians as they age. Topics for research in lesbian aging have been limited in the past to preliminary studies of relationship formation and maintenance and issues of aging, and to social services advisories regarding lesbian-consciousness in case management and planning of gerontological services. A crit... |
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