Ageing in a non-heterosexual context

Ageing and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 881-902

  Heaphy, Brian ^a   Yip, Andrew K T ^a   Thompson, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Ageism; Community; Family; Friendship; Gay; Identity; Lesbian; Non heterosexual; Relationship

Indexed keywords

AGING; HOMOSEXUALITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; PERCEPTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11144346221     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X03001600     Document Type: Article

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