LEADER 02569nam 2200373 n 450 001 9910563100703321 005 20230324221716.0 010 $a1-78735-996-4 035 $a(CKB)5350000000011709 035 $a(NjHacI)995350000000011709 035 $a(EXLCZ)995350000000011709 100 $a20230324d2022 uu 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAgeing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil $eA work in progress /$fMari?lia Duque 210 1$aLondon :$cUCL Press,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (293 pages) 311 $a1-78735-997-2 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aWith people living longer all over the world, ageing has beenframed as a socio-economic problem. In Brazil, older people areexpected to remain healthy and autonomous while activelyparticipating in society. Based on ethnographic research in Sa?oPaulo, Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil shows howolder people in a middle-class neighbourhood conciliate theseexpectations with the freedom and pleasures reserved for the ThirdAge. Work is what bonds this community together, providing a senseof dignity and citizenship. Smartphones have become of greatimportance to the residents as they search for and engage in newforms of work and hobbies. Connected by a digital network, theywork as content curators, sharing activities that fill theirschedule. Managing multiple WhatsApp groups is a job in itself, aswell as a source of solidarity and hope. Friendship groups helpeach to download new apps, search for medical information andguidance, and navigate the city. Together, they are reinventingthemselves as volunteers, entrepreneurs and influencers, or theyare finding a new interest that gives their later life a purpose.The smartphone, which enables the residents to share and discusstheir busy lives, is also helping them, and us, to rethink the veryrepresentation of ageing. 517 $aAgeing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil 606 $aAging$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAging$xSocial aspects. 676 $a305.26 700 $aDuque$b Mari?lia$01348969 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910563100703321 996 $aAgeing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil$93086813 997 $aUNINA