1st Edition
Older GLBT Family and Community Life
1. Foreword: Older GLBT Family and Community Life: Contemporary Experiences, Realities, and Future Directions Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen 2. Introduction Christine A. Fruhauf and Dan Mahoney INTERSECTION OF OLDER GLBT HEALTH ISSUES 3. Aging, Health, and GLBTQ Family and Community Life Thomas O. Blank, Marysol Asencio, Lara Descartes, and Julie Griggs 4. Graceful Exits: Intersection of Aging, Transgender Identities, and the Family/Community Tarynn M. Witten 5. Buddhist Psychotherapy with Older GLBT Clients John A. Blando THE DIMENSIONS AND PROCESSES OF OLDER GLBT FRIENDSHIPS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS 6. The Meaning of Friendships for Gay Men and Lesbians in the Second Half of Life Brian de Vries and David Megathlin 7. The Coming-Out Process of Gay Grandfathers: Perceptions of Their Adult Children’s Influence Christine A. Fruhauf, Nancy A. Orel, and David A. Jenkins THE STORIED, COMPLEX LIVES OF OLDER GLBT ADULTS 8. Choice and Its Limits in Older Lesbian and Gay Narratives of Relational Life Brian Heaphy 9. Gay Male Sexual Identity in the Mid-Twentieth Century: Familial Reaction—A Case Study of Three Older Gay Men Steven Pugh 10. Doing What We Can: A Gay Son’s Tale of Caring and Devotion—Personal Narrative as Sociology Dan Mahoney
Biography
Christine A. Fruhauf, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies, and Program Coordinator for the Gerontology Interdisciplinary Studies Program at Colorado State University. Christine’s research interests include pedagogical issues pertaining to gerontological education, family caregiving focusing on young adult caregivers, and grandparent-grandchild connections.
Dan Mahoney, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada and is also a family sociologist with an interest in the social, cultural and interpersonal context of families with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) members. He teaches and conducts research in the areas of health, research methods, sexuality, and family studies. His methodological interests in family-based research include interpretive ethnography; self-reflexive storytelling; and thematic narrative analysis.
