1st Edition

Midlife Lesbian Relationships Friends, Lovers, Children, and Parents

By Marcy R Adelman Copyright 2001
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

What awaits lesbians at middle age? Midlife Lesbian Relationships explores the rich world of lesbian relationships at midlife, from dating through the loss of parents, and describes the central relationship between who we are as adults and our connections with friends, lovers, parents, and children. Midlife Lesbian Relationships will help lesbians and the professionals who counsel them... Read more
Contents
  • Preface
  • Lesbian Friendships at Midlife: Patterns and Possibilities for the 21st Century
  • The Bloom is on the Rose: The Impact of Midlife on the Lesbian Couple
  • Filial Bereavement: Midlife Lesbian Daughters and Intersubjective Thoughts
  • Lesbian Dating and Courtship from Young Adulthood to Midlife
  • Making Up for Lost Time: Chemically Dependent Lesbians in Later Midlife
  • Midlife Lesbian Parenting
  • Family Support Patterns for Midlife Lesbians: Recollections of a Lesbian Couple 1971-1997
  • Index

Biography

Marcy R Adelman