Dr Liz Price E.Price@hull.ac.uk
Pride or prejudice? Gay men, lesbians and dementia
Price, Elizabeth
Authors
Abstract
Social workers have a professional obligation to empower service users to make independent decisions and life choices and to respect their individual lifestyle preferences. This commitment to anti-oppressive practice can be challenged when working with people who have dementia and may be particularly difficult to effectively adhere to when those diagnosed, and/or their carers, do not fit what might be described as societal norms. This article explores some of the links between a non-heterosexual identity, ageing, cognitive loss and the challenges these intersecting identities may produce for social work practitioners.
Citation
Price, E. (2008). Pride or prejudice? Gay men, lesbians and dementia. The British journal of social work, 38(7), 1337-1352. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm027
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 1, 2008 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2008 |
Print ISSN | 0045-3102 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-263X |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 38 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 1337-1352 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcm027 |
Keywords | Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Health(social science) |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/424034 |
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