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| Ageing fears and concerns of gay men aged 60 and over | | Author(s) | Peter Robinson |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 17, no 1, 2016 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 6-14 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Gay men ; Ageism ; Attitude ; Care homes ; Qualitative Studies ; London ; Manchester ; United States of America ; Australia ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | This paper examines what aspects of ageing and old age concerned an age cohort of 25 gay men aged 60 plus. The primary data for this paper came from interviews with 25 men aged 60 and older who were recruited in Auckland, London, Manchester, Melbourne and New York. Interviewees were contacted by a variety of means, such as by e-mail introductions, advertisements placed on social media, and recommendations of mutual friends or acquaintances. Analysis of extracts from their life stories showed that the men interviewed for this paper drew on two principal narratives when discussing their apprehensions about growing old. The first related to general fears or concerns about old age that would be fairly common among members of the general population. The second narrative related to gay-specific fears or concerns. Significant claims: that class affects gay men's experience of old age just as it does for everyone else; and that fears of being ostracised because of their sexuality were strongest when the men spoke about aged-accommodation settings. More research is needed on gay men's experience of in-home supported care and residential care, to see if the reality of the heterosexism and/or homophobia matches the fears of some in this sample. This is a relatively new field, and there is a growing number of researchers examining the ageing concerns and experiences of the LGBT population. The originality of this paper lies in the international sample on which it is based, its use of narrative analysis, and its relevance to policy makers, as well as to members of the LGBT population, carers, and owners or managers of aged-care accommodation facilities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160902002 A |
| Classmark | ES6DA: B:TOB: DP: KW: 3DP: 82L: 83E: 7T: 7YA: 7YN |
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