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Imagined futures and communities: older lesbian and gay people’s narratives on health and aged care
- Author:
- HUGHES Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 20(1/2), 2008, pp.167-186.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The experiences of older lesbian and gay men’s experiences and expectations of Australian health and aged care service delivery are explored on the basis of 14 in-depth interviews that were analysed according to principles of narrative research. This included an analysis of the socio-linguistic properties of narratives as well as a wider socio-cultural analysis of the meanings expressed by them. The themes that emerged focused on personal identities and imagined communities (i.e. the gay community, the retirement community), the real neighbourhoods in which participants lived, experiences with heath and care services, experiences with gay and lesbian community groups and organisations, and experiences with friendship networks. The findings suggest a complex relationship between identity and community in the lives of older lesbians and gay men. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Promoting reflective practice with older people: learning and teaching strategies
- Authors:
- HUGHES Mark, HEYCOX Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 58(4), December 2005, pp.344-356.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Social work with older people is often characterised as low status employment and is dominated by medicalised constructions of old age. Consequently, there is a need for educational responses that address students' negative attitudes toward older people and enable the development of practice skills in this area. The present paper evaluates an elective course for third year social work students that challenged their perceptions of their own and others' ageing, and stimulated a reflective approach to practice with older people. Reflective learning techniques were employed in the course, including observations in aged care service settings. Students in the course showed a high degree of interest in working with older people in the future and, although this did not increase much throughout the course, they evaluated it positively, noting greater awareness of issues affecting older people.