Socio-Gerontechnology Interdisciplinary Critical Studies of Ageing and Technology

Social change in the twenty-first century is shaped by both demographic changes associated with ageing societies and significant technological change and development. Outlining the basic principles of a new academic field, Socio-gerontechnology, this book explores common conceptual, theoretical and methodological ideas that become visible in the critical scholarship on ageing and technology at the intersection of Age Studies and Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Comprised of 15 original chapters, three commentaries and an afterword, the book explores how ageing and technology are already interconnected and constantly being intertwined in Western societies. Topics addressed cover a broad variety of socio-material domains, including care robots, the use of social media, ageing-in-place technologies, the performativity of user involvement and public consultations, dementia care and many others. Together, they provide a unique understanding of ageing and technology from a social sciences and humanities perspective and contribute to the development of new ontologies, methodologies and theories that might serve as both critique of and inspiration for policy and design.

International in scope, including contributions from the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, Socio-gerontechnology is an agenda-setting text that will provide an introduction for students and early career researchers as well as for more established scholars who are interested in ageing and technology.
Chapters 3, 5, and 15 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Summary

Outlining the basic principles of a new academic field, Socio-gerontechnology, this book explores common conceptual, theoretical and methodological ideas that become visible in the critical scholarship on ageing and technology at the intersection of Age Studies and Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Product details

• Authors: Alexander (Utrecht University Peine
• Assisted by: Louis Neven (Editor), Marshall Barbara (Editor), Wendy Martin (Editor), Barbara Marshall (Editor), Alexander Peine (Editor), Martin Wendy (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 26.09.2022
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9780367682125
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68212-5
• Pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Subjects: Social Media, Technology, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Agency, Dementia, Activism, Social issues & processes, New Materialism, Public Policy, Ageing, Co-Housing, Gerontology, Social and ethical issues, Science and Technology Studies, later life, Technoscience, Digital Technology, Ageism, STS, Sociotechnical Imaginaries, Public Engagement, Participatory Design, Assistive Technologies, Ontological Turn, Dementia Care, STS research, Vice Versa, participatory methods, demographic ageing, neighbourhoods, cultural gerontology, qualitative ageing research, Age Friendly Cities, STS Scholar, age studies, ageing societies, digital health technologies, Social Media Technologies, STS Community, STS Approach, STS Perspective, Van Hees, critical perspectives on technology and ageing, dementia care research, care robotics, Dementia Care Work, Telecare Users, Telecare Service, Safety Alarms, ageing-in-place, Municipal Action Plan, Louis Neven, Civilising Technologies, Age Friendly Communications, Telecare Technologies