Code: 04782055

Gay and Lesbian Elders

Name: Gay and Lesbian Elders
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 04782055
Price: 222.36 EUR
Availability: InStock

by Nancy J. Knauer

Language: English
Binding: Hardback
Number of pages: 180
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010
More about this

222.36 €

In stock at our supplier
Shipping in 9 - 12 days

Add to wishlist

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
11.07 € -16 %
Buy
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
6.24 € -28 %
Buy
Jazz & Ballet Suites, Film Music, 3 Audio-CDs
22.36 €
Buy
Old Wives' Lore
15.10 € -18 %
Pre-order
Der Adler, Die Spur des Verbrechens. Staffel.3, 4 DVDs
19.13 €
Buy
12 Inch Sleeves
9.06 € -19 %
Buy
Good Stuff
138.73 €
Buy

Give this book as a present today

Order book and choose Gift Order.
We will send you book gift voucher at once. You can give it out to anyone.
Book will be send to donee, nothing more to care about.

Book gift voucher sample Read more

You get 558 loyalty points

Book synopsis

The approximately two million gay and lesbian elders in the United States are an underserved and understudied population. At a time when gay men and lesbians enjoy an unprecedented degree of social acceptance and legal protection, many elders face the daily challenges of aging isolated from family, detached from the larger gay and lesbian community, and ignored by mainstream aging initiatives. Drawing on materials from law, history, and social theory, this book integrates practical proposals for reform with larger issues of sexuality and identity. Beginning with a summary of existing demographic data and offering a historical overview of pre-Stonewall views of homosexuality in order to provide an introduction to the current generation of gay and lesbian elders, author Nancy J. Knauer goes on to address the invisibility of this community. She examines the multiple double binds central to their identity formation, including ageism among gays and lesbians and homophobia among seniors. Further, the book focuses on specific legal concerns such as estate planning, housing, discrimination, and financial insecurity, and how they impact this community uniquely. Integrating theory with practical questions of policy, and advancing a new understanding of the construction of sexuality and identity, this book advocates meaningful new reforms designed to ensure equity and dignity in aging regardless of sexual orientation.