Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing

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Autor(a) principal: Llorente-Barroso, Carmen
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Abad-Alcalá, Leopoldo, Colombo, Fausto
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.7039
Resumo: The progressive ageing of developed societies requires strategies and tools to ensure the well-being of older adults. The new communication paradigm offers ways to reduce the stigma associated with ageing and to improve the quality of life for older adults, but it can also create a dynamic that could put their inclusion at risk. The internet has fomented digital gaps that have exacerbated some of the exclusionary barriers faced by many older adults, while allowing a considerable number of others to maintain emotional ties with loved ones during the worst moments of the pandemic. This thematic issue addresses the different opportunities offered by Information and Communication Technology in improving the social inclusion and quality of life of seniors, but it also considers the risks that digitisation may pose by limiting certain rights of this group. Through the different articles in this issue, the repercussions of communication on the management of ageing are highlighted from different perspectives and methodological approaches. In this way, the complexity of the issue has been revealed, along with the need to address it from positive and constructive perspectives that reassess the role of older adults in the societies in which they live.
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spelling Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageingactive ageing; digital inclusion; digital literacy; digitisation; older adults; seniors; communication; technological skillsThe progressive ageing of developed societies requires strategies and tools to ensure the well-being of older adults. The new communication paradigm offers ways to reduce the stigma associated with ageing and to improve the quality of life for older adults, but it can also create a dynamic that could put their inclusion at risk. The internet has fomented digital gaps that have exacerbated some of the exclusionary barriers faced by many older adults, while allowing a considerable number of others to maintain emotional ties with loved ones during the worst moments of the pandemic. This thematic issue addresses the different opportunities offered by Information and Communication Technology in improving the social inclusion and quality of life of seniors, but it also considers the risks that digitisation may pose by limiting certain rights of this group. Through the different articles in this issue, the repercussions of communication on the management of ageing are highlighted from different perspectives and methodological approaches. In this way, the complexity of the issue has been revealed, along with the need to address it from positive and constructive perspectives that reassess the role of older adults in the societies in which they live.Cogitatio Press2023-07-18info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.7039https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.7039Media and Communication; Vol 11, No 3 (2023): Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society; 1-52183-2439reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/7039https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/7039/7039Copyright (c) 2023 Carmen Llorente-Barroso, Leopoldo Abad-Alcalá, Fausto Colomboinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLlorente-Barroso, CarmenAbad-Alcalá, LeopoldoColombo, Fausto2023-07-20T17:45:17Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/7039Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:43:15.631419Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing
spellingShingle Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing
Llorente-Barroso, Carmen
active ageing; digital inclusion; digital literacy; digitisation; older adults; seniors; communication; technological skills
title_short Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing
title_full Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing
title_fullStr Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing
title_full_unstemmed Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing
title_sort Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing
author Llorente-Barroso, Carmen
author_facet Llorente-Barroso, Carmen
Abad-Alcalá, Leopoldo
Colombo, Fausto
author_role author
author2 Abad-Alcalá, Leopoldo
Colombo, Fausto
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Llorente-Barroso, Carmen
Abad-Alcalá, Leopoldo
Colombo, Fausto
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv active ageing; digital inclusion; digital literacy; digitisation; older adults; seniors; communication; technological skills
topic active ageing; digital inclusion; digital literacy; digitisation; older adults; seniors; communication; technological skills
description The progressive ageing of developed societies requires strategies and tools to ensure the well-being of older adults. The new communication paradigm offers ways to reduce the stigma associated with ageing and to improve the quality of life for older adults, but it can also create a dynamic that could put their inclusion at risk. The internet has fomented digital gaps that have exacerbated some of the exclusionary barriers faced by many older adults, while allowing a considerable number of others to maintain emotional ties with loved ones during the worst moments of the pandemic. This thematic issue addresses the different opportunities offered by Information and Communication Technology in improving the social inclusion and quality of life of seniors, but it also considers the risks that digitisation may pose by limiting certain rights of this group. Through the different articles in this issue, the repercussions of communication on the management of ageing are highlighted from different perspectives and methodological approaches. In this way, the complexity of the issue has been revealed, along with the need to address it from positive and constructive perspectives that reassess the role of older adults in the societies in which they live.
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