{"product_id":"aging-and-the-digital-life-course-9781782386919","title":"Aging and the Digital Life Course","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcross 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003e2016 \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“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 multiple ways of knowing and assigning meaning to aging… Highly recommended.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a candid look at how technology can and is being used in our aging society. Taken as a collection, these essays make a powerful case for the potential of thoughtful technologies to improve the quality of life of older adults, whether they are aging in place independently or being cared for by family or a professional caregiver.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Huffington Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…this book gives a powerful takeaway thought for future research in the aging field: People want to focus on what they can do. Nobody of any age likes to feel they are a burden.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Anthropology Notebooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“[This volume] is unreservedly recommended as a critically important addition to both community and academic library collections.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Midwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eAging and the Digital Life Course \u003cem\u003eprovides an interesting and often thought-provoking read… The editors have succeeded in assembling an engaging and effective compilation from amidst the range of material that might have been included. The authors write clearly and accessibly about their subjects, allowing a wide range of readers (e.g. policymakers, practitioners and academics in engineering, health and social care) to get quickly to grips with a huge diversity of facts and concepts… The chapters are factually well-informed and also theoretically articulated, although some stand out.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Anthropology and Action\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“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.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Philip Kao\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Pittsburgh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…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.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Catherine McCabe\u003c\/strong\u003e, Trinity College Dublin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChiara Garattini and David Prendergast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Connections, Networks and Interactions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eSocial Media and the Age-Friendly Community\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhilip B. Stafford\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eExploring New Technologies through Playful Peer-to-Peer Engagement in Informal Learning\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJosie Tetley, Caroline Holland, Verina Waights, Jonathan Hughes, Simon Holland and Stephanie Warren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eOlder People and Constant Contact Media\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRachel S. Singh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond Determinism: Understanding Actual Use of Social Robots by Older People\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLouis Neven and Christina Leeson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Health and Wellbeing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Designing Technologies for Social Connection with Older People\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoseph Wherton, Paul Sugarhood, Rob Procter and Trisha Greenhalgh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Avoiding the ‘Iceberg Effect’: Incorporating a Behavioural Change Approach to Technology Design in Chronic Illness\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Dinsmore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eSupporting a Good Life with Dementia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eArlene Astell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Home Telehealth: Industry Enthusiasm, Health System Resistance and Community Expectations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSarah Delaney and Claire Somerville\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eAnalysing Hands-on-Tech Care Work in Telecare Installations. Frictional Encounters with Gerontechnological Designs\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDaniel López and Tomás Sánchez-Criado\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Life Course Transitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eCaregiving in the Digital Era\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMadelyn Iris and Rebecca Berman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eDigital Storytelling and the Transnational Retirement Networks of Older Japanese Adults\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMayumi Ono\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Digital Games in the Lives of Older Adults\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBob De Schutter, Julie A. 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