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The Lives of Older Lesbians: Sexuality, Identity & the Life Course
Jane Traies
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Description for The Lives of Older Lesbians: Sexuality, Identity & the Life Course
Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSK1; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
This unique book sheds new light on the most invisible members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Hidden from view by a combination of prevailing cultural assumptions and their own unwillingness to be seen, older lesbians have been consistently under-represented in both popular culture and research. This ground-breaking study, based on an unprecedentedly large research sample of nearly four hundred lesbian-identified women between the ages of 60 and 90, offers a fascinating insight into the lives of older lesbians in the UK. Drawing on data from a comprehensive questionnaire survey and illustrated with vivid personal testimonies, it ... Read more
This unique book sheds new light on the most invisible members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Hidden from view by a combination of prevailing cultural assumptions and their own unwillingness to be seen, older lesbians have been consistently under-represented in both popular culture and research. This ground-breaking study, based on an unprecedentedly large research sample of nearly four hundred lesbian-identified women between the ages of 60 and 90, offers a fascinating insight into the lives of older lesbians in the UK. Drawing on data from a comprehensive questionnaire survey and illustrated with vivid personal testimonies, it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137556424
SKU
V9781137556424
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Ref
99-15
About Jane Traies
Jane Traies is a Research Associate at the Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies and a member of the Sussex Centre for Life History and Life Writing, University of Sussex, UK.
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