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Informationen zum Autor Andrew King is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK where he also co-directs the Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender (CRAG). He has researched and written about LGBT ageing for more than ten years. Kathryn Almack is Professor of Health, Young People and Family Lives in Health and Social Work at the University of Hertfordshire. She has researched and written on LGBT family lives across the life course over the past twenty years, with a focus on LGBT end-of-life care over the past ten years. Yiu-tung SUEN is Assistant Professor on the Gender Studies Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the Founding Director of the Sexualities Research Programme, the first research programme in Hong Kong dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexuality issues, with a focus on sexual orientation, gender identity, law and social policy. Sue Westwood is a freelance researcher and writer, and an Associate Lecturer with the Open University. She published widely in the field of LGBT ageing. Klappentext This groundbreaking book offers a synthesis of perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) ageing issues, as well as a critical analysis of both what is known about LGBT ageing and what is not yet known. Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking book offers a synthesis of perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) ageing issues, as well as a critical analysis of both what is known about LGBT ageing and what is not yet known. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People: Minding the Knowledge Gaps (Andrew King, Kathryn Almack and Yui-Tung Suen); Chapter 2: Bisexual ageing: What do we know and why should we care? (Rebecca L. Jones); Chapter 3: You’re not still bisexual, are you? Bi identity, community and invisibility, moving towards and in older age; (Sue George); Chapter 4: Mental Health and Well-Being amongst Older Trans People; (Louis Bailey, Jay McNeil, Sonja J Ellis); Chapter 5: Trans Temporalities and Non-Linear Ageing (Ruth Pearce); Chapter 6: Levels and layers of invisibility: Exploring the intersections of ethnicity, culture and religion in the lives of older LGBT people; (Joanne McCarthy and Roshan das Nair); Chapter 7: Gaps within gaps: Intersecting marginalisations of older Black, Asian and minority ethnic LGBT* people (Sue Westwood, Yiu-Tung Suen and Vernal Scott); Chapter 8: Intergenerationality and LGBT ageing: assessing the UK evidence base and its implications for policy (Dylan Kneale); Chapter 9: A complex matrix of identities: working intergenerationally with LGBTQ people (Catherine McNamara); Chapter 10: Fabled and far-off places: the preferred futures of older lesbian and gay adults in long-term care environments. (Paul Willis, Michele Raithby and Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett); Chapter 11: ‘I Didn't Come Out to Go Back in the Closet’: Ageing and end of life care for older LGBT people (Kathryn Almack); Chapter 12: (Not)Putting Policy into Practice: LGBT* ageing research, knowledge exchange and citizenship in times of austerity (Andrew King); Chapter 13: Not ‘just a nice thing to do’: the effects of austerity on LGBT older people (Martin Mitchell, Mehul Kotecha and Malen Davies); Chapter 14: Conclusion: Minding the Knowledge Gaps? (Andrew King, Kathryn Almack, Yiu-Tung Suen and Sue Westwood); Index ...
