Digital Media and the Daily Lives of China's Senior Citizens

• Autore: Guo Chen
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2025; ©2025
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 pages)
• Disciplina: 302.23108460951
• Soggetto topico: Internet and older people
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Ageing in China, ageing in Asia, and ageing globally -- 2. The internet revolution and third agers' mobile use -- 3. Chinese understanding of ageing, the legacy of culture, and individualisation -- 4. Researching social media and social engagement among third agers -- 5. How third agers use social media apps -- 6. Fitness apps and health management -- 7. Entertainment apps and mental well-being -- 8. Instrumental and ritualised mobile practices among third agers -- 9. Digital capital, optimism, and optimal ageing in China -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Guo provides a comprehensive outlook of how digital media is transforming the daily lives of senior citizens in China. A valuable book for scholars and researchers in Sociology, digital media, active aging population, gerontology and China Studies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Digital Media and the Daily Lives of China's Senior Citizens
• ISBN: 9781040425985; 9781041018728
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911018765203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Sociology Series