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Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil : A Work in Progress / Marília Duque.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duque, Marília, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technology and older people.
- Aging--Social aspects.
- Aging.
- Smartphones.
- Brazil--São Paulo.
- Brazil.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages) : illustrations some color
- Other Title:
- Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil
- Place of Publication:
- London, United Kingdom : UCL Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- With people living longer all over the world, ageing has been framed as a socio-economic problem. In Brazil, older people are expected to remain healthy and autonomous while actively participating in society. Based on ethnographic research in São Paulo, Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil shows how older people in a middle-class neighbourhood conciliate these expectations with the freedom and pleasures reserved for the Third Age. Work is what bonds this community together, providing a sense of dignity and citizenship.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Life After Retirement
- The Art of Being Busy
- Family Gathering
- Unlocking the Smartphone
- Crafting Health
- Challenging Sexuality at the Best Age
- Seeking a Purpose in Life
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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