Aging and the Digital Life Course

<p> Across the life course new forms of community ways of keeping in contact and practices for engaging in work healthcare retail learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging this book examines how developments in smart phones the internet cloud computing and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Drawing on contributions from leading commentators and researchers across the world this book explores key themes such as caregiving the use of social media robotics chronic disease and dementia management gaming migration and data inheritance to name a few.</p>