Aging and the Digital Life Course (Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations)
David Prendergast
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Description for Aging and the Digital Life Course (Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations)
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Prendergast, David; Garatini, Chiara. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
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 ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Series
Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782386919
SKU
V9781782386919
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Ref
99-15
About David Prendergast
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.
Reviews for Aging and the Digital Life Course (Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations)
2016 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE “Editors Prendergast and Garattini have done an outstanding job bringing to the forefront what it means to age in a digital world. They have broken new ground inasmuch as they explore an everyday phenomenon as an extension of the life course. This text provides a clear path to considering and possibly understanding ... Read more