Aging and the digital life course. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David Prendergast, Chiara Garattini.
• Editors: Prendergast, David, 1973-; Garattini, Chiara
• Contents: List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments <a href="/downloads/intros/PrendergastAging_intro.pdf" target="_blank">Introduction: <a href="/downloads/intros/PrendergastAging_intro.pdf" target="_blank"> 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
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 604.846; Technology and older people; Older people
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782386926
• Related ISBNs: 9781782386919
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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