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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453685203321

Autore

Hunter Ski.

Titolo

Midlife and older LGBT adults : knowledge and affirmative practice for the social services / / Ski Hunter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-7890-1836-5

1-315-04392-0

1-135-42154-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

258

Soggetti

Middle-aged sexual minorities

Older sexual minorities

Social work with gays

Aging

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by the Haworth Press, 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Finding out who one is and telling others -- part II. Life arenas -- part III. Positives versus downturns -- part Ivolume Practice with midlife and older LGBT persons.

Sommario/riassunto

Gain insight into the various practice issues that arise when working with midlife and older LGBT persons!<BR><BR>Take a unique look at the lives of midlife and older LGBT persons in <EM>Midlife and Older LGBT Adults</EM>. This book reviews various life arenas in which midlife and older LGBT persons exist and the problems with which they cope. It addresses the lives of this group-from their sexual identities to their family and work situations. The book includes research-based knowledge on issues such as coming out, disclosure, education, work, family, general positives and negatives, and more