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Aging into (in)visibility: Tracing Hijra life narratives in Dayanita Singh's Myself Mona Ahmed. 衰老进入可见性：追踪达安妮塔·辛格的《我自己·莫娜·艾哈迈德》中的海吉拉生活叙事。

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101350

Riya Chawla, Preeti Bhatt

The most poignant challenges experienced by South Asian Hijras (the culturally marginalized transgender community in India that is associated with various rituals, roles, and responsibilities) are related to the lack of family support and discrimination due to their gender identity. Family support for the Hijras is usually withdrawn at a very early age, and it becomes even more devastating as they age, leading to their social isolation and causing them emotional distress. Predominant literature on the trans community in India focuses on the young queer body and the triumphant coming of age of trans individuals as young queer adults. In contrast, the representation of older queer individuals in literature is strikingly absent. This paper attempts to demystify the aging experiences of transgender individuals in India through a critical analysis of the landmark photobook of Dayanita Singh's Myself Mona Ahmed (2001) to gain insight about how they cultivate solidarity in the community to imagine a collective trans future. Dayanita Singh documents Mona Ahmed's journey of loneliness when her adopted daughter Ayesha is forcibly taken away; later, she has a falling out with her community, leading her to become an "outcast of an outcast." The cultural significance associated with conventional family structure and inter-generational bonds makes the estrangement from one's family even more devastating for the trans community. Through this paper, we will delve into the story of Mona Ahmed, an upper-class Muslim trans woman who is seen to be constantly oscillating between her identities and repeatedly trying to recreate a family as an aging transgender person.

南亚海吉拉（印度文化边缘化的跨性别群体，与各种仪式、角色和责任有关）所经历的最尖锐的挑战与缺乏家庭支持和因其性别认同而受到的歧视有关。家庭对海吉拉的支持通常在很小的时候就被撤回，随着年龄的增长，这种支持变得更具破坏性，导致他们在社会上被孤立，并造成他们的情绪困扰。关于印度跨性别群体的主要文献集中在年轻的酷儿身体和跨性别个体作为年轻酷儿成人的胜利到来。相比之下，文学作品中对老年酷儿个体的描述却少得惊人。本文试图通过对Dayanita Singh的《我是Mona Ahmed》（2001）具有里程碑意义的摄影集的批判性分析，来揭示印度跨性别者的衰老经历，以了解他们如何在社区中培养团结，以想象一个集体的跨性别未来。Dayanita Singh记录了Mona Ahmed的孤独之旅，她的养女Ayesha被强行带走；后来，她与她的社区闹翻了，导致她成为一个“被遗弃者的被遗弃者”。与传统家庭结构和代际关系相关的文化意义使得与家庭的疏远对跨性别群体来说更具破坏性。通过本文，我们将深入研究莫娜·艾哈迈德（Mona Ahmed）的故事，她是一位上流社会的穆斯林跨性别女性，人们看到她不断地在自己的身份之间摇摆，并一再试图作为一个上了年纪的跨性别者重建一个家庭。

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Exit, voice and loyalty in everyday home care practice for older adults: Using a telephone diary method 老年人日常家庭护理实践中的退出、发声和忠诚：使用电话日记法

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101385

Håkan Jönson, Tove Harnett

Older adults are often portrayed as unwilling or unable to address quality issues in the formal care they receive. This study explores a methodology that captures the everyday reactions of older care users to quality problems, offering a nuanced understanding of their voice and agency when dissatisfied with care services. Using a telephone diary method, eight care users were contacted twice a week over three weeks to discuss the services they had received in recent days. The data, comprising 45 interviews, were analyzed using Hirschman's exit, voice, loyalty framework to identify strategies employed by care users. Four strategies were identified: (1) everyday voice, involving reminders and complaints to staff and managers; (2) temporary exits, where users avoided unpleasant situations, sometimes as a signal to the organization; (3) renegotiation of needs, involving communication with needs assessors to revise service decisions; and (4) silence, motivated by loyalty, resignation, or fear of being labeled a “problematic” care user. The findings highlight that care users employ various strategies to improve service quality, many of which might not surface during single-occasion interviews. Recognizing these strategies, care providers should enhance communication channels to address concerns. Addressing the fear of being labeled as problematic is essential, as it risks silencing crucial feedback. This study advocates for reinterpreting expressions of dissatisfaction as efforts to uphold older adults' human rights as rights-holders, reframing voice activities as a pathway to quality improvements.

老年人经常被描绘成不愿意或不能解决他们接受的正式护理的质量问题。本研究探索了一种方法，该方法捕捉了老年护理用户对质量问题的日常反应，在对护理服务不满意时，提供了对他们的声音和代理的细微理解。采用电话日记法，研究人员在三周内每周联系八位护理使用者两次，讨论他们最近几天接受的服务。数据，包括45个访谈，分析使用赫希曼的退出，声音，忠诚度框架，以确定护理使用者采用的策略。确定了四种策略：(1)日常发声，包括对员工和经理的提醒和投诉；(2)临时出口，用户在此避免不愉快的情况，有时作为向组织发出的信号；(3)重新协商需求，与需求评估者沟通，修改服务决策；(4)出于忠诚、顺从或害怕被贴上“问题”护理使用者的标签而保持沉默。研究结果强调，护理使用者采用各种策略来提高服务质量，其中许多可能不会在单次访谈中出现。认识到这些策略，护理提供者应加强沟通渠道，以解决问题。消除对被贴上问题标签的恐惧是至关重要的，因为这可能会让重要的反馈噤声。本研究主张将不满的表达重新解释为维护老年人作为权利持有人的人权的努力，将发声活动重新定义为提高质量的途径。

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Introducing the FACE framework: Rethinking age-friendly communities through lived experiences in regional Australia 介绍FACE框架：通过澳大利亚地区的生活经验重新思考老年人友好型社区

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101382

Ting Song , Amy Tapsell , Lorna Moxham , Mark Jones , David Hailey , Bo Du , Rod Young , Ping Yu

With the unprecedented growth of the ageing population and increasing urbanisation, age-friendly community (AFC) initiatives have gained significant global momentum. However, existing AFC research has largely prioritised the perspectives of implementers in metropolitan or rural contexts, leaving a critical gap in understanding how community members, particularly those in regional areas, conceptualise age-friendliness and express their needs and priorities. Guided by environmental gerontology, which emphasises the dynamic interaction between individuals and their environments, and geographical gerontology, which focuses on the role of place and spatial context, this qualitative study explores perceptions of AFCs among middle-aged and older adults (≥45 years) living in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 participants, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. From participants' perspectives, we developed the FACE framework, comprising four interconnected dimensions: Facilitators, Ambitions, Conditions, and Engagement. Facilitators represent the drivers of AFC development, including government, non-government organisations, and individuals who raise awareness and provide support. Ambitions capture older adults' aspirations for independence, continuity of lifestyle, and emotional security. Conditions include intrinsic factors (e.g., mobility, health, emotional well-being) and extrinsic factors (e.g., housing, transport, health care, recreational infrastructure) that shape the fulfilment of the ambitions. Engagement reflects older adults' participation in community life, shaped by the availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptability of relevant services and resources. The FACE framework offers a structured, community-informed, and theoretically grounded approach to guide the development and evaluation of AFCs, particularly in regional settings, with potential adaptability to diverse communities across Australia and internationally. By centring the lived experiences and perspectives of middle-aged and older residents, this study contributes to a more comprehensive and place-sensitive understanding of AFCs.

随着老龄化人口的空前增长和城市化进程的加快，老年友好社区（AFC）倡议在全球范围内获得了巨大的动力。然而，现有的AFC研究在很大程度上优先考虑了大都市或农村背景下的实施者的观点，在理解社区成员，特别是区域地区的社区成员如何概念化老年友好并表达他们的需求和优先事项方面留下了重大空白。在环境老年学（强调个体与环境之间的动态相互作用）和地理老年学（关注地点和空间背景的作用）的指导下，本定性研究探讨了生活在澳大利亚新南威尔士州伊拉瓦拉地区的中老年人（≥45岁）对AFCs的看法。对30名参与者进行了半结构化访谈，逐字记录并按主题进行分析。从参与者的角度出发，我们开发了FACE框架，包括四个相互关联的维度：促进者、抱负、条件和参与度。促进者代表着亚足联发展的推动者，包括政府、非政府组织和提高意识并提供支持的个人。野心是指老年人对独立、生活方式的连续性和情感安全的渴望。条件包括影响实现抱负的内在因素（如流动性、健康、情感幸福）和外在因素（如住房、交通、保健、娱乐基础设施）。参与反映了老年人对社区生活的参与，受相关服务和资源的可得性、可及性、可负担性和可接受性的影响。FACE框架提供了一个结构化的、社区知情的、理论基础的方法来指导afc的发展和评估，特别是在区域环境中，具有潜在的适应性，适用于澳大利亚和国际上不同的社区。通过集中中老年居民的生活经验和观点，本研究有助于对afc进行更全面和地点敏感的理解。

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Aging, death, and dying: Perspectives of older persons in the eastern region of Ghana 老龄化、死亡和临终：加纳东部地区老年人的观点

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-11-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101381

Mavis Dako-Gyeke , Kwamina Abekah-Carter , Richard Baffo Kodom , F. Akosua Agyemang , Vyda Mamley Hervie

The meanings older persons ascribe to aging, death, and dying vary across cultures; hence, the need to engage them to share their perspectives on these concepts. Drawing on the life course theoretical perspective, this study explored the beliefs of older persons about aging, death, and dying at Akropong and Adukrom in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Utilizing the qualitative research design, data were gathered from 34 older persons through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The data were transcribed and analyzed thematically, and the findings showed that aging is a life process that entails changes in a person's physical and mental capacities, as well as social roles. Additionally, participants shared their notions about aging well and the benefits of aging. Regarding death and dying, the participants indicated that these were inevitable phases of life and further made distinctions between good death and bad death. Moreover, they described uncertainties surrounding the dying process and the preparations they had made towards dying. The findings provide insights that could inform government policy, social work, and social welfare systems to support and enhance the well-being and self-worth of older persons in Ghana and beyond. This can be achieved through the provision of culturally grounded and contextually relevant care and interventions.

老年人赋予衰老、死亡和临终的含义因文化而异；因此，有必要让他们分享他们对这些概念的看法。从生命历程理论的角度出发，本研究探讨了加纳东部地区阿克罗蓬和阿杜克罗姆老年人对衰老、死亡和死亡的看法。采用定性研究设计，通过深度访谈和焦点小组讨论，对34名老年人进行数据收集。这些数据被转录并进行了主题分析，结果表明，衰老是一个生命过程，它需要一个人的身体和精神能力以及社会角色的变化。此外，参与者还分享了他们对衰老的看法和衰老的好处。关于死亡和临终，与会者指出，这是生命中不可避免的阶段，并进一步区分了善死和恶死。此外，他们还描述了死亡过程的不确定性，以及他们为死亡所做的准备。研究结果为政府政策、社会工作和社会福利系统提供了参考，以支持和提高加纳及其他地区老年人的福祉和自我价值。这可以通过提供以文化为基础和与环境相关的护理和干预措施来实现。

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Fear scarcity but also inequality: Imbalanced upstream support and older parents' self-reported health in China 担心稀缺，但也担心不平等：中国上游支持不平衡和老年父母自我报告的健康状况

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101380

Anning Hu , Ye Yuan

Objectives

Given the rapidly aging population in China, the health of older individuals is increasingly reliant on support from their adult children. This study aims to investigate how imbalances in this support, referred to as imbalance in upstream transfer, impact the reported health status of older adults.

Methods

We employed the generalized propensity score weighting regression and causal mediation analysis to reveal the impact of imbalance in upstream transfer on older individuals' self-reported health, illustrating both transactional and norm-based mediation mechanisms.

Results

Imbalance in upstream transfer is predominantly evident in daily caregiving tasks, such as household chores assistance, while financial support for elders is more evenly distributed among adult children. Irrespective of the type of support provided, imbalance in upstream transfer demonstrates a significantly negative impact on the self-reported health status of older parents. This finding remains robust across various empirical measures and modeling strategies. The Causal mediation analysis reveals that imbalance in upstream transfer increases the average level of support provided to older parents, indirectly mitigating its direct adverse effects on their reported health. However, imbalance in upstream transfer is also associated with discrepancies in older parents' perceived sufficiency of caregiving from adult children, which in sequence detrimentally affects their health status.

Discussion

The “global” characteristics jointly manifested by supports provided by all caregivers significantly impact the wellbeing of older individuals, highlighting the importance of addressing a special kind of “domestic” resource disparities in societies with a collectivist culture like China.

鉴于中国人口的快速老龄化，老年人的健康越来越依赖于其成年子女的支持。本研究旨在探讨这种支持的不平衡，即上游转移的不平衡，如何影响老年人报告的健康状况。方法采用广义倾向得分加权回归和因果中介分析，揭示上游转移失衡对老年人自我报告健康的影响，说明交易型和规范型两种中介机制。结果上游转移的平衡性主要体现在家务帮扶等日常照护任务中，而老年人的经济支持在成年子女中分配更为均匀。无论所提供的支助类型如何，上游转移的不平衡对老年父母自我报告的健康状况产生了显著的负面影响。这一发现在各种实证测量和建模策略中仍然是稳健的。因果中介分析表明，上游转移的不平衡增加了对老年父母的平均支持水平，间接减轻了其对报告健康的直接不利影响。然而，上游转移的不平衡也与老年父母对成年子女照顾的充分程度的认知差异有关，这反过来对他们的健康状况产生不利影响。所有照顾者提供的支持共同表现出的“全球”特征显著地影响了老年人的福祉，突出了在中国这样的集体主义文化社会中解决一种特殊的“国内”资源差距的重要性。

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‘I am a 46,XY person’: Aging out of binaries “我是一个46岁的XY岁的人”：年龄超出二元

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101333

Alejandro Juárez-Carrejo , Angel Collazo , Renée L. Beard

Centering a first-person narrative of discovering one was intersex at 56 years of age, this paper examines how assumptions that gender is binary and that male is superior to female led to a childhood of reproductive injustices, family secrets, and psychosocial pain. Placed in the context of identity destruction, the narrative engages nonbinary experiences of aging, including vis a vis gender, sexuality and chronological age, that generated a unique bodily lived experience and social reality of being in limbo or “betwixt and between” for over half a century. Drawing on Sandberg & Marshall's, 2017 call for “queering ageing futures” to disrupt normative notions that celebrate some bodies and subjectivities while silencing others, this narrative begins to answer the call for sociocultural gerontology's “revisioning ageing futures” (Jones et al., 2022) that is attuned to a spectrum of aging experiences. The path to realizing more diverse and inclusive understandings of aging within our social imaginations is far overdue and starts one story at a time. Andrea's testimonial, one such story, is followed by a question and answer between the first and third authors. Insofar as aging begins the day we are born, this is as much a story about aging as it is further support for reframing gender as a continuum and a reminder of the potential complicity in mistreating intersex people that we must all fight to resist.

本文以第一人称的叙述为中心，讲述了一个人在56岁时发现自己是双性人的故事，研究了性别是二元的、男性比女性优越的假设是如何导致他童年的生育不公、家庭秘密和心理痛苦的。在身份毁灭的背景下，叙事涉及到非二元的衰老经历，包括性别、性取向和实足年龄，这些经历产生了一种独特的身体生活经历，以及半个多世纪以来处于“中间”或“中间”的社会现实。借鉴桑德伯格和马歇尔（Sandberg & Marshall）在2017年提出的“酷儿老龄化未来”的呼吁，打破了那些颂扬某些身体和主观性、同时沉默另一些身体和主观性的规范观念，这种叙述开始回应社会文化老年学“修订老龄化未来”（Jones等人，2022年）的呼吁，该呼吁与一系列老龄化经历相适应。在我们的社会想象中实现对老龄化的更多样化和更包容的理解的道路早该开始了，一次一个故事。安德里亚的证言就是这样一个故事，之后是第一作者和第三作者之间的问答。既然衰老从我们出生的那一天就开始了，这既是一个关于衰老的故事，也是对将性别重新定义为一个统一体的进一步支持，也是一个提醒，提醒我们虐待双性人的潜在同谋，我们都必须努力抵制。

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Garage sales as more-than-human affinity spaces: Reimagining social participation in later life 车库销售是超越人类的亲和空间：重新想象晚年的社会参与

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-10-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101379

Minghui Sun

In response to the call for more research on the processes of how aging assemblages entwine, unwind, and mutually flourish, this paper examines older adults' participation in garage sales (an event not unlike yard, tag, or moving sales), which serves as social spaces where humans and non-humans come together to co-create interactions and connections. Drawing on the concept of “affinity space,” this paper presents a case study of the Garage Sale, a decades-long community signature event of a continuing care retirement community in the northeastern United States. Data collection occurred between August 2022 and April 2025, including semi-structured interviews with 32 residents who participated in the Garage Sale, ethnographic field notes and photographs, and event promotion materials. A combined deductive and inductive approach was adopted for data analysis. Findings reveal that the Garage Sale is a multi-functional semiotic social space where 1) newcomers, experts, and every participant share a common space with fluidity in role switching, 2) distributed and dispersed knowledge with objects and technologies are encouraged through collaborative networks, 3) different routes to a sense of belonging and recognition pointing to participatory adaptation and inclusion can be identified, and 4) participants and objects create sustained generativity by reshaping the Sale's internal structure. This study reconceptualizes older adults' social participation from a novel and transformative perspective of affinity space, revealing how garage sales function as a more-than-human affinity space where informal engagements, affective ties, and relational ethics between humans, non-humans, and more-than-humans emerge through practice. Practical suggestions for aging services institutions were provided to empower older adults and diversify their social participation.

为了响应对老年组合如何纠缠，放松和相互繁荣的过程进行更多研究的呼吁，本文研究了老年人参与车库销售（与庭院，标签或移动销售不同的事件），这是人类和非人类聚集在一起共同创造互动和联系的社会空间。根据“亲和空间”的概念，本文介绍了车库拍卖的案例研究，车库拍卖是美国东北部一个持续护理退休社区长达数十年的社区标志性活动。数据收集在2022年8月至2025年4月期间进行，包括对32名参加车库拍卖的居民的半结构化访谈，人种学现场笔记和照片，以及活动宣传材料。采用演绎与归纳相结合的方法进行数据分析。研究结果表明，车库拍卖是一个多功能的符号学社会空间，1)新来者、专家和每个参与者共享一个具有角色转换流动性的公共空间；2)通过协作网络鼓励与对象和技术相关的分布和分散的知识；3)可以识别指向参与性适应和包容的归属感和认同感的不同途径。参与者和对象通过重塑销售的内部结构来创造持续的生成。本研究从一种新颖的、变革性的亲和空间视角重新定义了老年人的社会参与，揭示了车库销售如何作为一个超越人类的亲和空间发挥作用，在这个空间中，人类、非人类和超越人类之间的非正式交往、情感联系和关系伦理在实践中浮现。为老龄服务机构提供了切实可行的建议，以增强老年人的权能，使他们的社会参与多样化。

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“Are you able to walk? Asked the bank clerk.” Everyday legal problems and access to justice from the perspective of older people “你还能走路吗？”银行职员问。从老年人的角度看日常法律问题和诉诸司法

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101377

Yaira Obstbaum , Lotta Hautamäki , Kaijus Ervasti , Minni Teerikangas , Henna Nikumaa , Sanna Ahola , Laura Kalliomaa-Puha , Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen

In the last two decades, the question of older people's legal rights and their access to justice have attracted increasing research attention. However, there is little comprehensive, current research on what older people themselves consider important for accessing justice in the many everyday situations that have legal dimensions. This article presents a thematic analysis of elicited narrative data consisting of 324 stories about legal problems experienced by older adults, written by the older adults themselves (78 %), and their loved ones (22 %). The collected stories describe a wide range of problems, particularly regarding social care and healthcare, respect for older adults' self-determination, economic difficulties, family conflicts, and sometimes abusive situations. Frequently mentioned barriers to resolving these problems included difficulties navigating the bureaucratic “systems” of authorities and service providers, digital challenges, financial issues, the impact of physical or cognitive constraints, and, ageist attitudes. We argue that these barriers to justice, often considered in the context of problem-solving, are also connected to how the problems arise in the first place. Everyday events, such as trying to access healthcare or manage financial matters, can turn into legal problems when faced with such barriers. We conclude that older people's access to justice may be limited by ageist attitudes and societal failures to accommodate their needs. Studies that listen to older individuals are essential for an in-depth understanding of the factors that influence their access to justice.

在过去的二十年中，老年人的法律权利及其诉诸司法的机会问题引起了越来越多的研究关注。然而，目前很少有全面的研究表明，在许多具有法律层面的日常情况下，老年人自己认为哪些对诉诸司法很重要。本文对引出的324个关于老年人遇到的法律问题的故事进行了专题分析，这些故事由老年人自己（78 %）和他们的亲人（22 %）撰写。收集的故事描述了各种各样的问题，特别是关于社会照顾和保健、对老年人自决的尊重、经济困难、家庭冲突，有时还有虐待情况。经常提到的解决这些问题的障碍包括难以驾驭当局和服务提供商的官僚“系统”、数字挑战、财务问题、身体或认知限制的影响以及年龄歧视态度。我们认为，这些妨碍司法公正的障碍，通常是在解决问题的背景下考虑的，也与问题最初是如何产生的有关。当遇到这些障碍时，日常事件（例如试图获得医疗保健或管理财务事务）可能会变成法律问题。我们的结论是，老年人诉诸司法的机会可能受到年龄歧视态度和社会未能满足其需求的限制。听取老年人意见的研究对于深入了解影响他们获得司法救助的因素至关重要。

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A concept evolution inspired by Delphi: The quest for a fair and dignified model for ageing in prison 德尔菲启发的概念演变：寻求一个公平和有尊严的监狱老龄模式

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-10-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101378

Helen McLaren , Jenny Richards , Emi Patmisari

As prison populations age, correctional systems face mounting challenges in meeting the complex needs of older people in custody. This study co-produced a conceptual model for prison-based aged care through a Delphi-inspired, multi-stakeholder process. Building on a prior systematic review, we proposed a baseline model comprising three foundational pillars – People (relational care), Purpose (meaning), and Place (safe environment). Through five iterative focus group discussions with a total of 17 participants involving family members, aged care professionals, advocates, and mental health workers, the model was refined to reflect lived realities, systemic gaps, and transformative possibilities. Participants identified widespread ageism and neglect in current practices, such as inadequate health provision and age-appropriate care, isolation, poor staff training, and the absence of meaningful activity or rehabilitative support. However, they also envisioned alternatives, including peer-led care, secure aged care units, and trauma-informed workforce strategies. The resulting model offers a rights-based, relational, and rehabilitative framework to guide policy and practice, centring dignity, wellbeing, and purpose in the experience of ageing in prison.

随着监狱人口的老龄化，惩教系统在满足在押老年人的复杂需求方面面临越来越大的挑战。本研究通过德尔福启发的多利益相关者过程共同产生了基于监狱的老年护理概念模型。在先前系统回顾的基础上，我们提出了一个基线模型，包括三个基本支柱——人（关系关怀）、目的（意义）和地点（安全环境）。通过五次反复的焦点小组讨论，共有17名参与者（包括家庭成员、老年护理专业人员、倡导者和精神卫生工作者）对该模型进行了改进，以反映生活现实、系统差距和变革可能性。与会者指出，目前的做法中普遍存在年龄歧视和忽视，例如保健服务和适龄护理不足、孤立、工作人员培训不足以及缺乏有意义的活动或康复支持。然而，他们也设想了替代方案，包括同伴领导的护理、安全的老年护理单位和创伤知情的劳动力战略。由此产生的模型提供了一个基于权利、关系和康复的框架，以指导政策和实践，将尊严、福祉和目的集中在监狱老龄化的经历中。

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Older LGBTQ+ Canadian adults' perceptions and experiences of dating and intimate partnerships 年长的加拿大LGBTQ+成年人对约会和亲密伙伴关系的看法和经历

IF 1.9 3区社会学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging Studies

Pub Date : 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101376

Laura Hurd, Catherine Tran, Maya Willis-Fry

Romantic relationships are an important source of companionship, intimacy, and social support in later life. To date, few studies have explored how older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or members of other gender or sexual minorities (LGBTQ+) perceive and experience dating and/or romantic partnerships. Moreover, the bulk of the extant research has been conducted in the United States, and little is known about older LGBTQ+ Canadians' perceptions and experiences of intimate relationships and their related sense of social inclusion, acceptance, and visibility. To address these gaps in the literature and drawing on queer theory, we conducted 113 hours of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of 30 LGBTQ+ Canadians aged 65 to 83 years (average age of 71). The data were analyzed using descriptive thematic analysis, resulting in the identification of two overarching themes. The first theme, “There have been a lot of changes”, encompassed the participants' accounts of how aging-related physical and health changes had impacted their sex lives and romantic relationship priorities. The second theme, “Coming home to an empty house is very, very difficult” referred to the participants' sense of vulnerability and isolation as they navigated the complexities of older LGBTQ+ intimate relationships. We discuss our findings in relation to the existing research as well as theorizing about queer temporalities, heterosexism, and the diversity and fluidity of sexual experiences in later life. Highlighting the unique needs of older LGBTQ+ persons, we consider the implications of our findings for health and social service professionals.

恋爱关系是日后生活中陪伴、亲密和社会支持的重要来源。迄今为止，很少有研究探讨老年人是女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人、酷儿和/或其他性别或性少数群体（LGBTQ+）的成员如何看待和体验约会和/或恋爱关系。此外，现有的大部分研究都是在美国进行的，很少有人知道年长的LGBTQ+加拿大人对亲密关系的看法和经历，以及他们对社会包容、接受和可见性的相关意识。为了解决这些文献上的空白，并借鉴酷儿理论，我们对30名年龄在65至83岁（平均年龄71岁）的LGBTQ+加拿大人进行了113小时的深度半结构化访谈。使用描述性专题分析对数据进行了分析，从而确定了两个总体主题。第一个主题是“有很多变化”，参与者讲述了与年龄相关的身体和健康变化如何影响他们的性生活和恋爱关系的优先事项。第二个主题，“回到一个空房子是非常非常困难的”，指的是参与者在处理旧的LGBTQ+亲密关系的复杂性时的脆弱感和孤独感。我们将讨论我们的发现与现有研究的关系，以及关于酷儿暂时性，异性恋，以及晚年性经历的多样性和流动性的理论。为了突出老年LGBTQ+人群的独特需求，我们考虑了我们的研究结果对卫生和社会服务专业人员的影响。

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