Imagined futures and communities: Older lesbian and gay people's narratives on health and aged care

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 167-186

  Hughes, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Australia; Friendship networks; Gay and lesbian identities; Imagined communities; Narrative research; Older gays and lesbians

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649107656     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720802179211     Document Type: Article

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