Digital Ageism : How It Operates and Approaches to Tackling It.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosales, Andrea.

Contributor:

Fernández-Ardèvol, Mireia.

Svensson, Jakob.

Series:

Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Social conditions.

Older people.

Aging--Social aspects.

Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

1 ed.

Other Title:

Digital Ageism

Place of Publication:

Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Summary:

"This anthology contributes to creating awareness on how digital ageism operates in relation to the widely spread symbolic representations of old and young age, the (lack of) representation of diverse older individuals in the design, development, and discourses and in the actual algorithms and datasets. It also shows how individuals and institutions deal with digital ageism in everyday life. In the past decades, digital technologies permeated most aspects of everyday life and became ingrained into human existence. With a focus on how age is represented and experienced in relation to digital technologies leading to digital ageism, digitalisation's reinforcement of spirals of exclusion and loss of autonomy of some collectives is explored, when it could be natural for a great part of society and represent a sort of improvement. The book addresses social science students and scholars interested in everyday digital technologies, society and the power struggles about it, providing insights from different parts of the globe. By using different methods and touching upon different aspects of digital ageism and how it plays out in contemporary connected data societies, this volume will raise awareness, challenge power, initiate discussions and spur further research into this field" -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781000904796

1000904792

9781003323686

1003323685

9781000904833

1000904830

OCLC:

1356962047