Focused on the growing elderly population in the LGBT community, this handbook addresses the myriad issues they face, examines sub-populations such as veterans and offenders, and provides policy makers with data to improve targeted service provision.
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This groundbreaking resource presents a wealth of findings and perspectives previously unseen in the LGBT literature. Its focus on psychological, sociopolitical, and care delivery issues affecting LGBT elders reveals both the nuanced interplay between diverse sources of identity and multiple sources of stigma and discrimination.

 

Specific chapters highlight challenges and resiliencies impacting subpopulations (e.g., racial groups, veterans, immigrants), examine employment and advocacy issues, discuss later-life concerns in context, and offer guidelines for relevant, ethical practice. Contributors represent a wide range of fields from psychiatry and gerontology to public health and public policy, reflecting the scope and needs of this diverse and complex population.

 

Among the topics in the Handbook:

 

  • Family relationships of older LGBT adults.
  • The intersection of identities: race, age, sexuality, and care network.
  • Bisexuality: an invisible community among LGBT elders.
  • Implications of the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
  • No money, no work, and you're old.
  • Disabilities among LGBT elders: responses of medicine, public health, rehabilitation, and social work.

 

Handbook of LGBT Elders is an essential reference for mental health professionals, psychologists, and social workers who work with the LGBT community and the elderly, as well as researchers interested in the LGBT community and aging.

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Focuses on the elder population of the LGBT community Includes unique populations of LGBT elders (veterans, offender populations, rural settings) Provides interdisciplinary and international perspectives Explores models to improve service delivery Offers instructional features for classroom use Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Product details

ISBN
9783319036229
Published
2015-08-14
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Height
254 mm
Width
178 mm
Age
Graduate, P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
18