Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   David Prendergast ,  Chiara Garattini
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.572kg
ISBN:  

9781782386919

ISBN 10:   1782386912
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   01 June 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

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

Reviews

This book presents us with an interesting study of how various technologies, including web-based tools and information and communication technologies, are embedded in particular social processes and experiences of aging and the life course. Instead of taking the usual position that 'technology' is something that is consumed and thrust upon us ... this book shows how technologies are themselves a set of relations and processes that are open to change. * Philip Kao, University of Pittsburgh ... a comprehensive view of a topic that is becoming increasingly important in health care but is often misunderstood and/or undervalued. It presents the actual/potential use of technology for enhancing the lives of older people and their caregivers. * Catherine McCabe, Trinity College Dublin

This book presents us with an interesting study of how various technologies, including web-based tools and information and communication technologies, are embedded in particular social processes and experiences of aging and the life course. Instead of taking the usual position that 'technology' is something that is consumed and thrust upon us ... this book shows how technologies are themselves a set of relations and processes that are open to change. * Philip Kao, University of Pittsburgh ... a comprehensive view of a topic that is becoming increasingly important in health care but is often misunderstood and/or undervalued. It presents the actual/potential use of technology for enhancing the lives of older people and their caregivers. * Catherine McCabe, Trinity College Dublin

Author Information

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.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions