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Queer Categories: Queer(y)ing the Identification ‘Older Lesbian, Gay and/or Bisexual ( LGB ) Adults’ and its Implications for Organizational Research, Policy and Practice
Author(s) -
King Andrew
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
gender, work and organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.159
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1468-0432
pISSN - 0968-6673
DOI - 10.1111/gwao.12065
Subject(s) - queer , lesbian , invisibility , ethnomethodology , sociology , gender studies , categorization , conversation , psychology , identification (biology) , social psychology , social science , epistemology , philosophy , physics , botany , communication , optics , biology
In recent years there has been a growth in organizational discourse concerning the lives of older lesbian, gay and/or bisexual ( LGB ) adults, which has started to address the serious omission and invisibility of this group of people in research, policy making and service provision. Whilst this development is welcomed, it inevitably draws attention to the identification ‘older LGB adults’ on which it is based. Using insights from queer theory, in addition to the sociological perspectives of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, this article troubles or ‘queers’ such identifications. It does this, not only theoretically, but empirically, by conducting a membership categorization analysis ( MCA ) of some data emanating from a small organizational scoping study of older LGB adults. The ramifications of this for organizational research, policy making and practice are considered in the conclusion.