Sexuality and the Elderly

BONNIE L. WALKER is the president of a research and development firm specializing in developing training material for caregivers of the elderly. She is the director of two research projects sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, Injury Prevention for the Elderly and Improving Staff Attitudes Toward Expression of Elderly Sexuality. Published works include Injury Prevention for the Elderly: A Training Project (1996), Injury Prevention for Young Children (Greenwood, 1996), and Injury Prevention for the Elderly (Greenwood, 1995).

Series Foreword by Erdman B. Palmore Preface Major Studies Reviews of the Literature and Bibliographies Texts and Chapters in Texts Research Methodology and Measurement Issues Societal Attitudes Toward Elderly Sexuality Caregiver Attitudes Toward Elderly Sexuality Attitudes of the Elderly Toward Sexuality Effects of Aging on Sexuality Sexual Behavior of the Elderly Staff Responses to Sexual Behavior of the Elderly Marriage, Divorce, and Living Arrangements Alternative Life Styles in Old Age Sexual Dysfunction Among the Elderly Impact of Health and Disability on Sexuality AIDS and the Elderly Effects of Training on Caregiver Attitudes and Knowledge Effects of Education, Therapy and Counseling on the Elderly Research Needs and Elderly Sexuality Author Index Subject Index