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Aging and the Digital Life Course / ed. by David Prendergast, Chiara Garattini.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations ; 3Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781782386919
  • 9781782386926
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.26 604.846 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1061 .A42724 2015
  • HQ1061 .A42724 2015
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century -- PART ONE Connections, Networks and Interactions -- 1. SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY -- 2. EXPLORING NEW TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH PLAYFUL PEER-TO-PEER ENGAGEMENT IN INFORMAL LEARNING -- 3. OLDER PEOPLE AND CONSTANT CONTACT MEDIA -- 4. BEYOND DETERMINISM Understanding Actual Use of Social Robots by Older People -- PART TWO Health and Wellbeing -- 5. DESIGNING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIAL CONNECTION WITH OLDER PEOPLE -- 6. AVOIDING THE ‘ICEBERG EFFECT’ Incorporating a Behavioural Change Approach to Technology Design in Chronic Illness -- 7. SUPPORTING A GOOD LIFE WITH DEMENTIA -- 8. HOME TELEHEALTH Industry Enthusiasm, Health System Resistance and Community Expectations -- 9. ANALYSING HANDS-ON-TECH CARE WORK IN TELECARE INSTALLATIONS Frictional Encounters with Gerontechnological Designs -- PART THREE Life Course Transitions -- 10. CAREGIVING IN THE DIGITAL ERA -- 11. DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND THE TRANSNATIONAL RETIREMENT NETWORKS OF OLDER JAPANESE ADULTS -- 12. DIGITAL GAMES IN THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS -- 13. DIGITAL OWNERSHIP ACROSS LIFESPANS -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX
Summary: Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Drawing on contributions from leading commentators and researchers across the world, this book explores key themes such as caregiving, the use of social media, robotics, chronic disease and dementia management, gaming, migration, and data inheritance, to name a few.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century -- PART ONE Connections, Networks and Interactions -- 1. SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY -- 2. EXPLORING NEW TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH PLAYFUL PEER-TO-PEER ENGAGEMENT IN INFORMAL LEARNING -- 3. OLDER PEOPLE AND CONSTANT CONTACT MEDIA -- 4. BEYOND DETERMINISM Understanding Actual Use of Social Robots by Older People -- PART TWO Health and Wellbeing -- 5. DESIGNING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIAL CONNECTION WITH OLDER PEOPLE -- 6. AVOIDING THE ‘ICEBERG EFFECT’ Incorporating a Behavioural Change Approach to Technology Design in Chronic Illness -- 7. SUPPORTING A GOOD LIFE WITH DEMENTIA -- 8. HOME TELEHEALTH Industry Enthusiasm, Health System Resistance and Community Expectations -- 9. ANALYSING HANDS-ON-TECH CARE WORK IN TELECARE INSTALLATIONS Frictional Encounters with Gerontechnological Designs -- PART THREE Life Course Transitions -- 10. CAREGIVING IN THE DIGITAL ERA -- 11. DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND THE TRANSNATIONAL RETIREMENT NETWORKS OF OLDER JAPANESE ADULTS -- 12. DIGITAL GAMES IN THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS -- 13. DIGITAL OWNERSHIP ACROSS LIFESPANS -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX

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Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Drawing on contributions from leading commentators and researchers across the world, this book explores key themes such as caregiving, the use of social media, robotics, chronic disease and dementia management, gaming, migration, and data inheritance, to name a few.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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