Böcker i Bibliographies and Indexes in Gerontology-serien

This literature review was undertaken in order to determine what caregivers needed to know about elderly sexuality, to determine the needs of elderly people related to their sexuality, and to determine how caregivers could best assist them in meeting those needs.

A resource guide by and about elders and the process of ageing, this volume provides a list of over 1500 references, all annotated, covering a wide range of subject areas. Topics include: customs and beliefs; narratives; traditional arts; health and healing; and applied folklore.

During the 1970s, Comparative Cultural Gerontology or the Anthropology of Aging, with its focus on aging from a cross-cultural perspective, attained the status of a new speciality in the field of anthropology.