Negating identity: A feminist analysis of the social invisibility of older lesbians

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 131-148

  Fullmer, Elise M ^a   Shenk, Dena ^a   Eastland, Lynette J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Feminism; Lesbian; Social construction

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347173885     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v11n02_10     Document Type: Article

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