Almack, Kathryn, Seymour, Jane and Bellamy, Gary (2010) Exploring the impact of sexual orientation on experiences and concerns about end of life care and on bereavement for lesbian, gay and bisexual older people. Sociology, 44 (5). pp. 908-924. ISSN 0038-0385 (Print), 1469-8684 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038510375739)

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Abstract

This article explores how sexual orientation1 may impact on concerns about, and experiences of, end of life care and bereavement within same-sex relationships. We draw on exploratory data from four focus groups with lesbian and gay elders ( N = 15), which formed part of a larger project investigating a range of older people’s concerns about end of life care. We set the findings in the context of debates about broader changes to family forms within late modernity, alongside social change and demographic shifts. Our focus on end of life care and bereavement sheds light on a series of relatively neglected issues associated with lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) ageing and, more broadly, the topics of care and support within ‘non-traditional’ intimate relationships and personal networks. We point to the importance of further research into the lives of older lesbians and gay men facing issues of end of life care and bereavement.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	bereavement, bisexual, death, dying, end of life care, gay, lesbian, older people, relational lives
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RT Nursing
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Health & Social Care
Related URLs:	Publisher
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:25
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/10286

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