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This volume provides a detailed examination of changes in technology that impact individuals as they age with an emphasis upon cultural contexts and person-environment fit from human factors, psychological, and sociological perspectives. The editors take into consideration the role of macro-influences in shaping technological changes in industrialized societies that effect successful aging in terms of quality of life. Topics discussed include: human factors and aging; the impact of the internet; and assistive technology. As a special feature, each chapter is followed by two commentaries from experts in the same and neighboring disciplines.
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Springer Series on the Societal Impact on Aging: Impact of Technology on Successful Aging, Neil Charness, K. Warner Schaie
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- Publicado en
- 2003
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- Título
- Springer Series on the Societal Impact on Aging: Impact of Technology on Successful Aging
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Neil Charness, K. Warner Schaie
- Editorial
- Springer Publishing Company
- Publicado en
- 2003
- Formato
- Tapa dura
- Páginas
- 339
- ISBN10
- 0826124038
- ISBN13
- 9780826124036
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- No ficción, Ciencias sociales, Ciencia, EE.UU., Relaciones, Tecnología, Sociología, Vejez, Envejecimiento, Administración pública, Aspectos sociales, Condiciones sociales, Gerontología
- Descripción
- This volume provides a detailed examination of changes in technology that impact individuals as they age with an emphasis upon cultural contexts and person-environment fit from human factors, psychological, and sociological perspectives. The editors take into consideration the role of macro-influences in shaping technological changes in industrialized societies that effect successful aging in terms of quality of life. Topics discussed include: human factors and aging; the impact of the internet; and assistive technology. As a special feature, each chapter is followed by two commentaries from experts in the same and neighboring disciplines.