ISBN:
9783839429570
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (339 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Science studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Ageing and technology
Keywords:
Technology and older people
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Alter
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Technik
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Einstellung
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AAL-Technik
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Altengerechte Gestaltung
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Benutzerfreundlichkeit
Abstract:
The booming increase of the senior population has become a social phenomenon and a challenge to our societies, and technological advances have undoubtedly contributed to improve the lives of elderly citizens in numerous aspects. In current debates on technology, however, the »human factor« is often largely ignored. The ageing individual is rather seen as a malfunctioning machine whose deficiencies must be diagnosed or as a set of limitations to be overcome by means of technological devices. This volume aims at focusing on the perspective of human beings deriving from the development and use of technology: this change of perspective - taking the human being and not technology first - may help us to become more sensitive to the ambivalences involved in the interaction between humans and technology, as well as to adapt technologies to the people that created the need for its existence, thus contributing to improve the quality of life of senior citizens
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Motives of the elderly for the use of technology in their daily lives
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An exploration of mobile telephony non-use among older people
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Older women on the game : understanding digital game perspectives from an ageing cohort
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Social inclusion of elderly people in rural areas by social technological mechanisms
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Skripting age - the negotiation of age and aging in ambient assisted living
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Making space for ageing : embedding social and psychological needs of older people into smart home technology
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Seeing again : dementia, personhood and technology
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Enabling a mobile and independent way of live for people with dementia : needs-oriented technology development
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Navigating the European landscape of ageing and ICT : policy, governance, and the role of ethics
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Ageing and technology decision-making : a framework for assessing uncertainty
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Aging and technology : what is the take home message for newspapers readers?
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Towards an ageless society : assessing a transhumanist programme
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Focusing on the human : interdisciplinary reflections on ageing and technology
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