Aging and the Digital Life Course
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Aging and the Digital Life Course

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Aging and the Digital Life Course

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Aging and the Digital Life Course
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Part One – Connections, Networks and Interactions
  7. Chapter 1 – Social Media and the Age-Friendly Community
  8. Chapter 2 – Exploring New Technologies Through Playful Peer-to-Peer Engagement in Informal Learning
  9. Chapter 3 – Older People and Constant Contact Media
  10. Chapter 4 – Beyond Determinism
  11. Part Two – Health and Wellbeing
  12. Chapter 5 – Designing Technologies for Social Connection with Older People
  13. Chapter 6 – Avoiding the 'Iceberg Effect'
  14. Chapter 7 – Supporting a Good Life with Dementia
  15. Chapter 8 – Home Telehealth
  16. Chapter 9 – Analysing Hands-on-Tech Care Work in Telecare Installations
  17. Part Three – Life Course Transitions
  18. Chapter 10 – Caregiving in the Digital Era
  19. Chapter 11 – Digital Storytelling and the Transnational Retirement Networks of Older Japanese Adults
  20. Chapter 12 – Digital Games in the Lives of Older Adults
  21. Chapter 13 – Digital Ownership Across Lifespans
  22. Notes on Contributors
  23. Index