Description
Guo provides a comprehensive outlook of how digital media is transforming the daily lives of senior citizens in China.
The book explores the important role digital media play in senior citizens' daily lives and the disparities of third agers' digital wellbeing. It applies the concepts of digital capital and individualization to China and uses a combination of qualitative research including interviews with seniors and focus groups, with recent data on media use, aging, and demography. It's fieldwork with seniors conducted in a second-tier city of China provides insights on how the process of digitalization has transformed seniors' daily lives.
A valuable book for scholars and researchers in Sociology, digital media, active aging population, gerontology and China Studies.
About the Author
Chen Guo works at the School of Journalism and Communication, Zhengzhou University, China. She specializes in digital media, ageing & communication studies.
Book Information
ISBN 9781041018728
Author Chen Guo
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g
