Older people in a digitalized society : from marginality to agency

The digitalization of society is constructed as a necessary leap that governments and citizens need to take. However, with many older people lacking adequate digital competences to support their full participation in today's digitalized society, how is the marginalisation of older people in dig...

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Main Author Rasi-Heikkinen, Päivi (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Subjects
Computers and older people.
Computer literacy.
Marginality, Social.
Older people > Social conditions > 21st century.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781803821696
DOI10.1108/9781803821672
Physical Description1 online resource (196 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Defining the key concepts
  • Chapter 1. Social construction of marginality and agency
  • Chapter 2. Digitalization and digital divides
  • Chapter 3. Older people, internet use, and nonuse
  • Chapter 4. Older people's digital competences
  • Part II: Case studies of older people in digital society
  • Chapter 5. Internet nonusers' positive self-marginalization and agency (study 1)
  • Chapter 6. Diversity and agency in rural villages (study 2)
  • Chapter 7. Negative marginalization and limited agency by newspapers (study 3)
  • Chapter 8. Agency and social support networks in a robotic ehealth service (study 4)
  • Chapter 9. Ethical considerations
  • Part III: Conclusion
  • Chapter 10. Key findings
  • Chapter 11. Suggestions for future studies
  • Chapter 12. Practical implications.

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