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Aging and the Digital Life Course

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor David Prendergast is a social anthropologist based at Intel Labs Europe and a Principal Investigator in the Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities with Imperial College and University College London. He also holds the position of Visiting Professor of Healthcare Innovation at Trinity College Dublin. Chiara Garattini is an anthropologist working as part of the Health & Life Sciences group at Intel. Previously, she worked in the field of aging, technology, independent living and chronic illnesses as postdoctoral researcher and ethnography lead at the Technology Research for Independent Living Centre, University College Dublin. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century Chiara Garattini and David Prendergast Part I: 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 II: 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 Telehealth: 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 López and Tomás Sánchez-Criado Part III: 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 on Contributors Index ...

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Authors David Garatini Prendergast
Assisted by Chiara Garatini (Editor), Chiara Garattini (Editor), David Prendergast (Editor)
Publisher BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 30.07.2015
 
EAN 9781782386919
ISBN 978-1-78238-691-9
No. of pages 300
Series Life Course, Culture and Aging
Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
Life Course, Culture and Aging
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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