Aging and the Digital Life Course

David Prendergast, Prendergast, Chiara Garattini

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English

Berghahn Books
01 June 2017

Media studies; Maturation & ageing

Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations

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.

Edited by: David Prendergast Prendergast, Chiara Garattini
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9781785335013
ISBN 10: 1785335014
Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 01 June 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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. * Choice