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Lesbian, gay and bisexual lives over 50 — a report on the project "The social and policy implications of non-heterosexual ageing" (funded by the ESRC - award number: R000223465)
Author(s)	Brian Heaphy, Andrew Yip, Debbie Thompson
Corporate Author	Department of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
Publisher	York House Publications, Nottingham, 2003
Pages	32 pp
Source	Department of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street, Nottingham NG1 4BU.
Keywords	Sexual orientation ; Older men ; Older women ; Personal relationships ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The social and policy implications of lesbian, gay and bisexual ageing were investigated in a study exploring the experiences of 266 self-identified lesbians, gay men and bisexuals aged between 50 and 80+. A mixed-method approach was adopted, combining a questionnaire, group discussions and individual interviews. The fieldwork for this study took place between June 2001 and September 2002. This report outlines the results relating to subjects' life circumstances, and the policy and practice issues arising. Appendices comprise a list of questionnaire themes, and bar charts illustrating responses to themes and questions examined. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050215219 E
Classmark	ES6: BC: BD: DS: F: 3F
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