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Record Nr.

UNINA9910585985603321

Autore

Duque Marília

Titolo

Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil : A Work in Progress / / Marília Duque

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, United Kingdom : , : UCL Press, , 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages) : illustrations some color

Disciplina

305.260945211

Soggetti

Technology and older people

Aging - Social aspects

Smartphones

Brazil São Paulo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Life After Retirement -- The Art of Being Busy -- Family Gathering -- Unlocking the Smartphone -- Crafting Health -- Challenging Sexuality at the Best Age -- Seeking a Purpose in Life -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

With people living longer all over the world, ageing has been framed as a socio-economic problem. In Brazil, older people are expected to remain healthy and autonomous while actively participating in society. Based on ethnographic research in São Paulo, Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil shows how older people in a middle-class neighbourhood conciliate these expectations with the freedom and pleasures reserved for the Third Age. Work is what bonds this community together, providing a sense of dignity and citizenship.