Overview

What Are The Joys And Struggles That Await Lesbians At Middle Age? This book takes an informative and insightful look into the unique cultural experiences of lesbians who are now in middle age. These women experience similar struggles to those of heterosexual women. However, their challenges are further exacerbated by their sexual orientation. Midlife Lesbian Relationships will help lesbians and the professionals who counsel them to navigate and understand the midlife transition. Exploring the rich relational world of lesbians at midlife, it discusses the difficulties of stigma and the strengths of female same-sex relationships, providing a range of insights into the challenges lesbians face at middle age; Friendships; The dating game; Couples and the key ingredients that strengthen and deepen them; Parenting young children; Substance abuse and the road to recovery; The loss of parents.

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Author:   Marcy R Adelman ,  Marcy R. Adelman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.20cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781560231424

ISBN 10:   1560231424
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   18 August 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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These women share a marked distinction from the closeted and fearful generation that preceded them and the queer grrrl generation that followed. - Lillian Faderman

"""These women share a marked distinction from the closeted and fearful generation that preceded them and the queer grrrl generation that followed."" - Lillian Faderman"""

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