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Researching lesbians' lives and experiences of loneliness and isolation : methodological issues and ethical considerations /

Several studies suggest that lesbians and gay men suffer disproportionately from loneliness and isolation as they age. There is also evidence that group or network membership has positive benefits and may serve to reduce isolation and depression. Jill Wilkens' research explored the issue of lon...

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Main Author: Wilkens, Jill (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Lesbians > Social conditions > Research > Case studies.
Loneliness > Research > Case studies.
Lesbiennes > Conditions sociales > Recherche > Études de cas.
Solitude > Recherche > Études de cas.
Loneliness > Research
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Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Several studies suggest that lesbians and gay men suffer disproportionately from loneliness and isolation as they age. There is also evidence that group or network membership has positive benefits and may serve to reduce isolation and depression. Jill Wilkens' research explored the issue of loneliness and isolation in older lesbians, using a preliminary focus group followed by in-depth interviews to elicit the subjective experience of loneliness and isolation of 10 older lesbians attending an over-55s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) social group at a centre located in an industrial city in West Yorkshire.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473946880
1473946883