In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars of the community but as the HIV/AIDS pandemic destroys family systems, the elderly increasingly have to deal with the loss of their own support while absorbing the additional responsibilities of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa explores ways to promote U.S. research interests and to augment the sub-Saharan governments' capacity to address the many challenges posed by population aging. Five major themes are explored in the book such as the need for a basic definition of "older person," the need for national governments to invest more in basic research and the coordination of data collection across countries, and the need for improved dialogue between local researchers and policy makers. This book makes three major recommendations: 1) the development of a research agenda 2) enhancing research opportunity and implementation and 3) the translation of research findings.

The Arizona Tewa are a Pueblo Indian group that migrated around 1700 to First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation and who, while speaking Hopi have also retained their native language. Kroskrity examines this curiosity of language and culture, explaining the various ways in which the Tewa use their linguistic resources to successfully adapt to the Hopi and their environment while retaining their native language and the cultural identity it embodies.

Development of tribes and their areas are today a major concern of the Government. Various articles of the Indian Constitution provide specific provisions for the advancement of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Often, a tribeis biologically as well as culturally distinct from other tribes and non-tribal population. The bureaucratic system has its own limitations and is not flexible enough. A Voluntary Organisation on the other hand, cna easily adjust itself to the needs of the people with sympathy, personal care and urgency. Despite efforts, both by the Government and Voluntary Organisations, the progress is not what it should have been possible because of the inconsistency between various developmental approaches and different socio-economic-politico-cultural factors in which the tribal groups are nursed and nurtured.