Categories and their consequences: Understanding and supporting the caring relationships of older lesbian, gay and bisexual people

International Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 421-435

  Cronin, Ann ^a   Ward, Richard ^b   Pugh, Steve ^c   King, Andrew ^d   Price, Elizabeth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

experiences of caring; gay and bisexual; health and social care arrangements; narratives; older lesbian; unequal treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955546222     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872810396261     Document Type: Article

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