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Older bisexual people
— implications for social work from the Looking Both Ways study | | Author(s) | Rebecca L Jones, Kathryn Almack, Rachael Scicluna |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 61, no 3, April 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April 2018 |
| Pages | pp 334-347 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Bi-sexuals ; Ageing process ; Needs [elderly] ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social work. |
| Annotation | There is a growing social work literature about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older people, however there is little to help practitioners work with older bisexual people only. The Looking Both Ways study aimed to contribute to this gap in knowledge. The authors undertook in-depth purposely sampled qualitative interviews with 12 people aged over 50, all of whom had bisexual relationship histories and half of whom also currently identified as bisexual. There were three main findings. First, biphobia (prejudice against bisexual people) impacts on older people with bisexual histories in ways that may affect their wellbeing in later life. Second, concerns around receiving care are similar in some ways and different in others from the concerns of lesbians and gay men. Third, people with bisexual relationship histories may have developed strong support networks and resilience, factors that may be very beneficial in later life. Three recommendations for social work professionals were identified: 1) understand biphobia, 2) recognise the legitimacy of concerns about receiving care, and 3) ask about support networks rather than assuming family support. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180525238 A |
| Classmark | ES6E: BG: IK: TOB: IG |
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