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dc.contributor.authorGuo, Chen
dc.contributor.authorKeane, Michael
dc.contributor.authorEllis, Katie
dc.contributor.editorXu, Xiaoge
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T23:58:03Z
dc.date.available2020-01-14T23:58:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77600
dc.description.abstract

The chapter explores the role of smart phones and mobile apps in the process of third age formation in Zhengzhou, a second-tier city in China located in central Henan province. The term ‘third age’ refers to a transition period from active work to retirement. Compared with the previous generation, the demographic approaching retirement in China today is more digitally literate, although this varies accordingly in Zhengzhou, a second-tier city. The use of digital technology offers people a different kind of retirement. This study shows that an increasing number of people around retirement age (55-65) in Zhengzhou are using smart phones and apps to reimagine the possibilities of post-work lifestyles. The research asks if the use of mobile apps is changing peoples’ perspectives on traditional responsibilities and peoples’ expectations of retirement.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherIGI Global
dc.relation.urihttp://www.igi-global.com/
dc.subject2001 - Communication and Media Studies
dc.titleImpacts of Mobile Use on Third Agers in China
dc.typeBook Chapter
dcterms.source.startPage20
dcterms.source.endPage26
dcterms.source.titleImpacts of Mobile Use and Experience on Contemporary Society
dcterms.source.seriesAdvances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology (AHSAT)
dcterms.source.isbn9781522578857
dcterms.source.placeHershey PA
dcterms.source.chapter2
dc.date.updated2020-01-14T23:57:50Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.orcidKeane, Michael [0000-0001-8155-0140]
curtin.contributor.orcidKeane, Michael [0000-0001-8155-0140]
curtin.contributor.researcheridKeane, Michael [N-9604-2015]
curtin.contributor.researcheridKeane, Michael [N-9604-2015]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridKeane, Michael [56090239000]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridKeane, Michael [56090239000]


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