Eliopoulos:
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, Bisexual a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes
ethnic group Group of people who share common ancestry,
language, religion, racial, cultural, customs, or
combination of such characteristics
Culture Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of
people.
Ethnogeriatrics the effects of ethnicity and culture on the health and
well-being of older adults
Gay A homosexual person, typically a homosexual male.
Lesbian a term referring to homosexual women.
race A group of human beings distinguished by physical
traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or
genetically inherited characteristics.
Transgender Identification with a gender that does not match one's
biological gender.
Nearly one in eight people in the c. Spanish
United States speak a language other
than English at home, with one third of In 2000, approximately 84% of older Americans were
these people speaking: non-Hispanic White, while it is projected that this
population will decrease to 64% by 2050. During this
a: Chinese same period, there will be a dramatic growth among
b. Arabic Hispanic older adults, who will represent nearly 20%
c. Spanish of the older population.
d. Vietnamese