Aging and Sexual Orientation: A 25-Year Review of the Literature

Anna M. Muraco, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

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Abstract

In a review of 58 articles published between 1984 and 2008, this article synthesizes the recent state of social research on older lesbian, gay male, and bisexual adults in order to summarize existing knowledge about these groups, to guide future research on aging, and to identify the substantive issues affecting their lives. Based on a life-course perspective, the primary research domains identified include the interplay of lives and historical times and linked and interdependent lives. After reviewing the literature in each of these areas, the article presents an examination of the strengths and limitations of the body of knowledge and an outline of a blueprint for future research.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)372-413
JournalResearch on Aging
Volume32
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • diversity; disparity; aging; older adults; life course; LGBT

Disciplines

  • Sociology

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