Hello!
I am the editor of the Journal of GLBT Family Studies. We are in the process of preparing for a special issue of the Journal devoted to an examination of aging issues that affect GLBT individuals and their families. I am attaching the Call for Papers for this special issue and request that this be emailed to your listserv members as a means for soliciting abstracts for consideration. If possible, we would also like this to appear in your next Division newsletter.
We appeciate your efforts to help us in this process.
Best regards,
Jerry J. Bigner, Editor Journal of GLBT Family Studies Haworth Text Series in GLBT Family Studies
Special Issue of Journal of GLBT Family Studies Call for Papers
"Older GLBT Family and Community Life: Contemporary Experiences, Realities, and Future Directions" Jerry J. Bigner, Editor Christine A. Fruhauf and Dan Mahoney, Guest Editors
Older GLBT families and communities are growing in size, importance, and in some cases, visibility. Yet contemporary research on aging has paid little attention to the family and community context of older GLBT adults. In an effort to address this dearth in the literature, The Journal of GLBT Family Studies is featuring a special issue on the current state of GLBT aging, with a particular focus on family and community life. This special issue will be guest-edited by Christine A. Fruhauf and Dan Mahoney with Jerry J. Bigner; and published in both journal and monograph formats.
Manuscripts from a range of social science disciplines will be given due consideration. Papers that are applied, theoretical and empirical are strongly encouraged. Consideration will also be given to papers with a special interest in oral history, biography and interpretive narrative frameworks. Manuscripts should not be no more than 30 pages in length.
The specific focus of submitted papers may include, but is not limited to: · The development, maintenance, and dynamics of romantic relationships and friendships during late-life (including dissolution and/or loss of relationships). · Issues of intimacy and sexual identity in older GLBT families. · Intergenerational relationships (including exchanges with parents, siblings, children, grandchildren, and extended family members). · Health and well-being of older GLBT adults (including informal and formal caregiving issues, abuse within families). · Social, cultural and personal constructions of aging in GLBT families. · Resistance and resilience in older GLBT families and communities. · Visibility and locality of older GLBT adults. · Therapeutic issues relating to GLBT aging individuals and their families.
Manuscript Specifications: · Use Courier New 12 pt or Times New Roman 12 pt font, double-spacing · Page margins 1" all around · 30 pages including references · Deadline for full paper submission is November 1, 2007. · Electronic submission only to either Guest Editor
If you are interested in submitting a paper for review, please submit a 200-250 word abstract to Christine Fruhauf at cfruhauf@cahs.colostate.edu or Dan Mahoney at dmahoney@ryerson.ca by March 1, 2007. All submissions must be electronic.
For additional information, please contact: Christine A. Fruhauf at cfruhauf@cahs.colostate.edu or by phone at 970-491-1118 or Dan Mahoney at dmahoney@ryerson.ca or by phone at 416-923-2822.
