Technology and the Everyday Life of Older Adults

Sara J. Czaja; Robin A. Barr

doi:10.1177/0002716289503001010

Technology and the Everyday Life of Older Adults

Sara J. Czaja, Robin A. Barr

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

A coincidence of two trends—the current technological revolution and the rapid increase in the size of the U.S. older population—has created an urgent need to consider the characteristics, capacities, and limitations of older adults in relation to new technologies. This article proposes that older adults should be perceived as active users of these technologies rather than as passive recipients. Everyday interactions with technology at work, in the home arena, in medical and health care settings, and on the highway are identified. Characteristics of older adults relevant to these environments are discussed. Both positive and negative potential consequences of technological change for older people are identified.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	127-137
Number of pages	11
Journal	The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Volume	503
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716289503001010
State	Published - May 1989

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Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences(all)

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