| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910454373903321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Communication, technology and aging [[electronic resource] ] : opportunities and challenges for the future / / Neil Charness, Denise C. Parks, Bernhard A. Sabel, editors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (246 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altri autori (Persone) |
|
CharnessNeil |
ParksDenise C |
SabelBernhard A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Communication - Technological innovations |
Communicative disorders in old age |
Older people - Communication |
Electronic books. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Overview; 1 Aging and Communication: Human Factors Issues; 2 Over-Accommodations and Under-Accommodations to Aging; 3 Design Challenges Associated with Longevity: The View From Industry; 4 The Internet and Older Adults: Design Challenges and Opportunities; Part II: Communication and Sociocultural Issues; 5 Culture, Aging, and Cognitive Aspects of Communication; 6 Aging, Sensory Loss, and Social Functioning; 7 The Impact of Internet Use Over Time on Older Adults: A Field Experiment; Part III: Training and Compensation |
8 Aging, Communication, and Interface Design9 Face Memory Skill Acquisition; 10 A Systems Approach for Training Older Adults to Use Technology; 11 Aging, Vision, and Brain Plasticity: Restoring Lost Visual Functions by Computer-Based Training; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
In this volume, acknowledged experts present state of the art reviews and empirical data on how aging affects personal communication, and how technology can contribute to improving communication efficacy. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chapters are divided into three sections. The first section provides a basic overview of issues in this field. The second section deals with socio-cultural issues. The final section addresses issues around training and compensation. The volume contains new research on heretofore unexplored areas within the field of aging, such as: computer use and design, internet use, and computer literacy. |
|
|
|
|
|
| |