Gerontechnology
Understanding Older Adult Information and Communication Technology Use
Gerontechnology: Understanding Older Adult Information and Communication Technology Use explains the diversity of older adults’ approaches towards technology. Useful for Gerontology, Communications, and Information Science researchers, it also provides recommendations for practitioners and designers seeking to connect with an aging market.
Publication Date:
2019-02-05Author:
Chapters:
- Prelims
- Chapter 1 Understanding Older Adult Technology Use: An Introduction to the ICT User Typology
- Chapter 2 Enthusiasts: The Technological Evangelists
- Chapter 3 Practicalists: The Technological Tool Users
- Chapter 4 Socializers: The Technological Social Butterflies
- Chapter 5 Traditionalists: The Keepers of Technological Tradition
- Chapter 6 Guardians: The Technological Resistance Fighters
- Chapter 7 Understanding the ICT User Typology and the User Types
- Chapter 8 User Types and the Life Course: Toward Understanding the Universality of User Types
- Chapter 9 The ICT User Typology in Context: A Theoretical Perspective
- Chapter 10 Breaking the Digital Divide
- Chapter 11 Discovery of the ICT User Typology
- Glossary
- References
- Index
