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

Ann Cronin; Richard Ward; Steve Pugh; Andrew King; Elizabeth Price

doi:10.1177/0020872810396261

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

Ann Cronin
, Richard Ward
, Steve Pugh
, Andrew King
, Elizabeth Price

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

This article advocates incorporating biographical narratives into social work practice involving older lesbian, gay and bisexual service users. Offering a critique of 'sexuality-blind' conditions in current policy and practice, the discussion draws on qualitative data to illustrate the potential benefits of narrative approaches for both practitioners and service users. © The Author(s) 2010.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-435
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	54
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872810396261
Publication status	Published - May 2011

Keywords

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

Access to Document

10.1177/0020872810396261

Cite this

@article{a18eb87b21de478c93e122d9a23ed9c7,

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

abstract = "This article advocates incorporating biographical narratives into social work practice involving older lesbian, gay and bisexual service users. Offering a critique of 'sexuality-blind' conditions in current policy and practice, the discussion draws on qualitative data to illustrate the potential benefits of narrative approaches for both practitioners and service users. {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2010.",

keywords = "experiences of caring, gay and bisexual, health and social care arrangements, narratives, older lesbian, unequal treatment",

author = "Ann Cronin and Richard Ward and Steve Pugh and Andrew King and Elizabeth Price",

year = "2011",

month = may,

doi = "10.1177/0020872810396261",

language = "English",

volume = "54",

pages = "421--435",

journal = "International Social Work",

issn = "0020-8728",

publisher = "Sage Publications Ltd",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Categories and their consequences: Understanding and supporting the caring relationships of older lesbian, gay and bisexual people

AU - Cronin, Ann

AU - Ward, Richard

AU - Pugh, Steve

AU - King, Andrew

AU - Price, Elizabeth

PY - 2011/5

Y1 - 2011/5

N2 - This article advocates incorporating biographical narratives into social work practice involving older lesbian, gay and bisexual service users. Offering a critique of 'sexuality-blind' conditions in current policy and practice, the discussion draws on qualitative data to illustrate the potential benefits of narrative approaches for both practitioners and service users. © The Author(s) 2010.

AB - This article advocates incorporating biographical narratives into social work practice involving older lesbian, gay and bisexual service users. Offering a critique of 'sexuality-blind' conditions in current policy and practice, the discussion draws on qualitative data to illustrate the potential benefits of narrative approaches for both practitioners and service users. © The Author(s) 2010.

KW - experiences of caring

KW - gay and bisexual

KW - health and social care arrangements

KW - narratives

KW - older lesbian

KW - unequal treatment

U2 - 10.1177/0020872810396261

DO - 10.1177/0020872810396261

M3 - Article

SN - 0020-8728

VL - 54

SP - 421

EP - 435

JO - International Social Work

JF - International Social Work

IS - 3

ER -

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

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this