Aging and the digital life course / edited by David Prendergast and Chiara Garattini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prendergast, David, 1973- editor.

Garattini, Chiara, editor.

Series:

Life course, culture and aging: global transformations; 3.

Life course, culture and aging: Global transformations ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people.

Technology and older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 289 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY ; Oxford, England : Berghahn Books, 2017.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Introduction: Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century / Chiara Garattini and David Prendergast

Part One. Connections, Networks and Interactions

Chapter 1. Social Media and the Age-Friendly Community / Philip B. Stafford

Chapter 2. Exploring New Technologies Through Playful Peer-to-Peer Engagement in Informal Learning / Josie Tetley, Caroline Holland, Verina Waights, Jonathan Hughes, Simon Holland and Stephanie Warren

Chapter 3. Older People and Constant Contact Media / Rachel S. Singh

Chapter 4. Beyond Determinism: Understanding Actual Use of Social Robots by Older People / Louis Neven and Christina Leeson

Part Two. Health and Wellbeing

Chapter 5. Designing Technologies for Social Connection with Older People / Joseph Wherton, Paul Sugarhood, Rob Procter and Trisha Greenhalgh

Chapter 6. Avoiding the 'Iceberg Effect': Incorporating a Behavioural Change Approach to Technology Design in Chronic Illness / John Dinsmore

Chapter 7. Supporting a Good Life with Dementia / Arlene Astell

Chapter 8. Home: Industry Enthusiasm, Health System Resistance and Community Expectations / Sarah Delaney and Claire Somerville

Chapter 9. Analysing Hands-on-Tech Care Work in Telecare Installations: Frictional Encounters with Gerontechnological Designs / Daniel Lopez and Tomas Sanchez-Criado

Part Three. Life Course Transitions

Chapter 10. Caregiving in the Digital Era / Madelyn Iris and Rebecca Berman

Chapter 11. Digital Storytelling and the Transnational Retirement Networks of Older Japanese Adults / Mayumi Ono

Chapter 12. Digital Games in the Lives of Older Adults / Bob De Schutter, Julie A. Brown and Henk Herman Nap

Chapter 13. Digital Ownership across Lifespans / Wendy Moncur.

Notes:

"First paperback edition published in 2017."--copyright page

"First published in 2015 by Berghahn Books."--copyright page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782386926

1782386920

OCLC:

910935304