AEGiS-BKREV: Sexuality and the Elderly: A Research Guide

(BKREV) Sexuality and the Elderly: A Research Guide

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881. 301p., bibliog., index. (Bibliographies and Indexes in Gerontology, no. 35). ISBN 0-313-30133-6. $75.00.
compiled by Bonnie L. Walker. 1997.

"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 best caregivers could assist them in meeting those needs." It is strong on empirical studies. Two topics have had increased attention in the 90s--alternative life styles (gay, lesbian, and bisexual) and AIDS. More and more articles are being written on these two topics. This is an excellent guide that will be extremely useful in public and academic libraries. It provides information that is current and challenging, including a sampling of newspaper articles and magazine pieces appearing in the popular press.

Keywords: Aged; Sexual Behavior

Copyright (c) 1999 - Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago. All materials in the journal are subject to copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and may be reprinted or redistributed for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other reprinting, redistribution, or translation, address requests to H. Robert Malinowsky, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, PO Box 8198, Chicago, IL 60680 or electronically to hrm@uic.edu.
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Copyright © 1999 - The University of Illinois at Chicago. All materials in the journal are subject to copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and may be reprinted or redistributed for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other reprinting, redistribution, or translation, address requests to H. Robert Malinowsky, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, PO Box 8198, Chicago, IL 60680 or electronically to hrm@uic.edu.

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