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Ageing with Smartphones Ser.: Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil : A Work in Progess by Marília Duque (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUcl Press
ISBN-101787359972
ISBN-139781787359970
eBay Product ID (ePID)20057281712
Product Key Features
Number of Pages318 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAgeing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil : a Work in Progess
SubjectCommunication Studies, Popular Culture, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTransportation, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
AuthorMarília Duque
SeriesAgeing with Smartphones Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal303.4833
Table Of ContentSeries Foreword Abbreviations List of Figures 1. Introduction 2. Life After Retirement 3. The Art of Being Busy 4. Family Gathering 5. Unlocking the Smartphone 6. Crafting Health 7. Challenging Sexuality at the Best Age 8. Seeking a Purpose in Life 9. Conclusions Bibliography Index
SynopsisAgeing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil shows how older people in a middle-class neighbourhood in São Paulo are using smartphones to reinvent their work and personal lives., An exploration of technology's role in the day-to-day life of aging urban Brazilians. With people living longer all over the world, aging has begun to be framed as a socioeconomic problem. In Brazil, older people are expected to remain healthy and autonomous while actively participating in society. Based on ethnographic research in São Paulo, this book shows how older people in a middle-class neighborhood try to reconcile these expectations with the freedom and pleasures reserved for old age by using smartphones. Smartphones have become of great importance to the residents as they search for and engage in new forms of work and hobbies. Connected by a digital network, they work as content curators, sharing activities that fill their schedules. Managing multiple WhatsApp groups is a job in itself, as well as a source of solidarity and hope. Friendship groups help each to download new apps, search for medical information and guidance, and navigate the city. Together, the author shows, older people are reinventing themselves as volunteers, entrepreneurs, and influencers, or they are finding a new interest that gives their later life a purpose. The smartphone, which enables the residents to share and discuss their busy lives, is also helping them, and us, to rethink aging.
LC Classification NumberHE9715
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