LGBT Issues
Looking Beyond Categories
Published on 12. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-906716-05-9 (ISBN)
Description
The editors provide a thought-provoking resource for anyone concerned with sexuality and gender identity in health and social care settings. Drawing on current research and debates, the contributors explore some of the tensions between the different ways in which sexuality is understood and experienced. A focus of the book is on how categories like 'lesbian', 'gay', 'bisexual', and 'trans' shape everyday practice and service use. It looks at the circumstances in which people choose to describe themselves with these identity labels and the situations in which they reject or feel constrained by them. A particular feature of the book is its combination of a nuanced understanding of the nature of sexual identities with practice-relevant and grounded examples taken from health and social care settings, with a Scottish focus. Intended primarily for a practitioner audience and for those studying in the field of health and social care this volume will also interest academics and an international audience because of its distinctive theoretical sophistication about the nature of sexual identities.
Reviews / Votes
'The links to health and social care are clearly made, as are suggestions about developing good practice. Jones and Ward conclude that in order to have a progressive health and social care agenda which embraces difference and inclusivity, there is a need to understand the complexities of sexual and gender identities, challenge hetero-normativity, and highlight areas of inequality. This book goes some way to doing this by raising complex and important issues in a powerful yet encouraging way. It makes a much needed contribution to the debates within health and social care policy and provision about equality and access to services for all.' Ageing and SocietyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906716-05-9 (9781906716059)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Chrissy Alleyn ( University of Sussex); Carole Archibald (University of Stirling); Ann Cronin (University of Surrey); Phil Eaglesham (The Open University); John E. Goldring (Manchester Metropolitan University); Rebecca L. Jones (The Open University); Andrew King (Kingston University, London); Sara McKian (The Open University); Richard Ward (University of Manchester).
Content
Series Editors' Introduction; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Terms; Contributors; Introduction (Richard Ward, University of Manchester, and Rebecca L. Jones, The Open University); 1. The policy maze and LGBT issues: Does one size fit all? (Phil Eaglesham, NHS Scotland); 2. 'What's he looking at me for?' Age, generation and categorization for gay men's health promotion (Sara MacKian, The Open University, and John E. Goldring, Manchester Metropolitan University);3. A path less travelled - Hearing the voices of older lesbians: A pilot study researching residential care and other needs (Carole Archibald, University of Stirling); 4. Troubles with bisexuality in health and social care (Rebecca L. Jones); 5. Queerying care: Dissident trans identities in health and social care settings (Chrissy Alleyn, independent researcher, and Rebecca L. Jones); 6. A queer kind of care: Some preliminary notes and observations (Ann Cronin, University of Surrey, and Andrew King, Kingston University, London); 7. Conclusion (Richard Ward and Rebecca L. Jones). References. Index