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Article
Iridescent Life Course: LGBTQ Aging Research and a Blueprint for ...
The Gerontology (2019)
Anna M. Muraco, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen and Sarah Jen
Background: LGBTQ* (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer) older adults are demographically diverse and growing populations. In an earlier 25-year ...
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Lifesaving in Every Way: The Role of Companion Animals in ...
Research on Aging (2018)
Anna M. Muraco, Jennifer Putney, Chengshi Shiu and Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen
This study uses mixed-methods data and a life-course perspective to explore the role of pets in the lives of lesbian, ...
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Social Network Types and Mental Health among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ...
The Gerontologist (2017)
Anna M. Muraco, Hyun-Jun Kim, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen and Amanda E. B. Bryan
Purpose of the study: This study was designed to identify social network types among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) ...
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The Unfolding of LGBT Lives: Key Events Associated with Health ...
The Gerontologist (2017)
Anna M. Muraco, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Amanda E. B. Bryan, Sarah Jen, et al.
Purpose of the study: Life events are associated with the health and well-being of older adults. Using the Health Equity ...
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Who Says I Do: The Changing Context of Marriage and ...
The Gerontologist (2017)
Anna M. Muraco, Jayn Goldsen, Amanda E. B. Bryan, Hyun-Jun Kim, et al.
Purpose of the study: Until recently, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults were excluded from full participation in civil ...
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Turning Points in the Lives of Lesbian and Gay Adults ...
Advances in Life Course Research (2016)
Anna M. Muraco and Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen
Little is known about how lesbians and gay men perceive the turning points that define their life trajectories. This study ...
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Invisible Care: Friend and Partner Care Among Older Lesbian, Gay ...
Journal Of The Society For Social Work And Research (2016)
Anna M. Muraco, Chengshi Shiu and Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen
Objective: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adult caregivers may encounter obstacles in obtaining health and aging services due ...
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Introduction to Focus Groups and Other Qualitative Research Methods
SCELC Research Day (2015)
Anna M. Muraco
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The Health Equity Promotion Model: Reconceptualization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ...
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2014)
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Jane M. Simoni, Hyun-Jun Kim, Keren Lehavot, et al.
National health initiatives emphasize the importance of eliminating health disparities among historically disadvantaged populations. Yet, few studies have examined the ...
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The Highs and Lows of Caregiving for Chronically Ill Lesbian ...
Journal of Gerontological Social Work (2014)
Anna M. Muraco and Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen
This study examines informal caregivers’ and LGB care recipients’ “best” and “worst” experiences of care within their relationship. Communal relationship ...
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Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults: Results ...
American Journal Of Public Health (2013)
Anna M. Muraco, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Hyun-Jun Kim, Susan E. Barkan, et al.
Objectives. We investigated health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults aged 50 years and older. Methods. We analyzed ...
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Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual ...
Faculty Pub Night (2013)
Anna M. Muraco
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Physical and Mental Health of Transgender Older Adults: An At-Risk ...
The Gerontologist (2013)
Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Loree Cook-Daniels, Hyun-Jun Kim, Elena A. Erosheva, et al.
Purpose: This study is one of the first to examine the physical and mental health of transgender older adults and ...
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Intercultural couples: Crossing boundaries, negotiating difference.
International Journal Of Comparative Sociology (2012)
Anna M. Muraco
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The Physical and Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay Male, and ...
The Gerontologist (2012)
Anna M. Muraco, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Charles A. Emlet, Hyun-Jun Kim, et al.
Purpose: Based on resilience theory, this paper investigates the influence of key health indicators and risk and protective factors on ...
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“That’s what friends do”: Informal caregiving for chronically ill ...
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2011)
Anna M. Muraco and Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen
This study examines the relationships between friends; a caregiver who provides care to a care recipient, who is a lesbian, ...
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Aging and Sexual Orientation: A 25-Year Review of the Literature
Research On Aging (2010)
Anna M. Muraco and Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen
In a review of 58 articles published between 1984 and 2008, this article synthesizes the recent state of social research ...
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Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships
Men And Masculinities (2010)
Anna M. Muraco
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Youth Empowerment and High School Gay-Straight Alliances
Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2009)
Stephen T. Russell, Anna M. Muraco, Aarti Subramaniam and Carolyn Laub
In the field of positive youth development programs, “empowerment” is used interchangeably with youth activism, leadership, civic participation and self-efficacy. ...
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Gender and Friendship Norms Among Older Adults
Research on Aging (2009)
Diane Felmlee and Anna M. Muraco
The authors examined same- and cross-gender friendship norms in a sample of 135 adults (average age 73 years). Participants evaluated ...
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Chronically Ill Midlife and Older Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals ...
Sexuality Research & Social Policy (2009)
Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, Hyun-Jun Kim, Anna M. Muraco and Shawn Mincer
With the exception of HIV care, informal caregiving of chronically ill lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults has received very ...
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Intentional families: Fictive kin ties between cross-gender, different sexual orientation ...
Journal of Marriage and Family (2006)
Anna M. Muraco
This study explores the nature of intentional family relationships between friends of different genders and different sexual orientations. Drawing on ...
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Sociology of whiteness: Feminist perceptions of race
Master's Theses (1997)
Anna Muraco
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