Categories and their consequences: Understanding and supporting the caring relationships of older lesbian, gay and bisexual people | Zendy

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Categories and their consequences: Understanding and supporting the caring relationships of older lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Author(s) -

Ann Cronin,

Richard Ward,

Steve Pugh,

Andrew King,

Elizabeth Price

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international social work

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1461-7234

pISSN - 0020-8728

DOI - 10.1177/0020872810396261

Subject(s) - lesbian , human sexuality , narrative , social work , gender studies , sociology , qualitative research , psychology , social psychology , political science , social science , linguistics , philosophy , law

This article advocates incorporating biographical narratives into social work practice involving older lesbian, gay and bisexual service users. Offering a critique of ‘sexuality-blind’ conditions in current policy and practice, the discussion draws on qualitative data to illustrate the potential benefits of narrative approaches for both practitioners and service users.

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