As more and more of the business of society is transferred and conducted online, older adults frequently find themselves without the skills to participate effectively. This is frequently …
M Volkom, JC Stapley… - North American Journal of …, 2014 - search.ebscohost.com
Sex and generational differences in uses and perceptions of technology were examined among 262 participants (104 men and 158 women), ranging in age from 18 to 92 …
Older adults are the most digitally divided demographic group. The present study explores how older adults perceive the physical use of information and communication technologies …
SR Cotten - Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Technology surrounds us, from the mobile phones that most of us carry to the televisions that we watch to the ways that we find information about a restaurant or vacation destination …
BB Neves, G Mead - Sociology, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite increasing social pressure to use new digital technologies, older people's adoption of them remains below other age groups. This article contributes a sociological dimension to …
A Quan-Haase, C Williams, M Kicevski… - American …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Although research has demonstrated a grey divide where older adults are less involved and skilled with digital media than younger adults, by treating them as a homogenous group, it …
Having access and skills to use social technology, ie social internet use, social media and social applications, are considered as being vital to online social connection. Whilst …
A Quan-Haase, GY Mo, B Wellman - Information, Communication & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
How do older adults mobilize social support, with and without digital media? To investigate this, we focus on older adults 65+ residing in the Toronto locality of East York, using 42 …
America's older adult population is increasing at a dramatic rate due to better health care, technology, and improved living conditions. However, as individuals 65 years and older …