The changing of the guard : lesbian and gay elders, identity, and social change /

The changing of the guard : lesbian and gay elders, identity, and social change /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rosenfeld, Dana, 1958-
Imprint:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2003.
Description:	xi, 250 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Aged gays -- United States -- Interviews. Gays -- Identity. Gay rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Older gay men -- Attitudes. Older lesbians -- Attitudes. Gender identity -- Psychological aspects. Gender identity -- Sociological aspects. Gay rights. Gays -- Identity. Older gays. United States. History. Interviews.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4884580

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ISBN:	1592130305 (cloth : alk. paper) 1592130313 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Distinctiveness of Lesbian and Gay Elders
1. "I Didn't Have Identity": Same-Sex Desire and the Search for Meaning
2. "I Picked Up That I Was Gay"
3. Biography and History: From Identity Careers to Identity Cohorts
4. "Dangerous Territory": The Heterosexual World
5. Homosexual Competence and Relations with Heterosexuals
6. Contingencies and Challenges
Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities
Appendix. Informant Profiles
Notes
Bibliography
Index