Should we be concerned that the elderly don't text?
- Richard Ling
- Telenor,
- University of Michigan
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Research Output:
Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal
Journal article
Peer-reviewOriginal language
EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 334-341 (8 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Information Society (Volume 24, Issue 5)Publication milestones
- Published - 2008
Publication status
Published - 2008
ISSN
0197-2243Publication IDs
- Scopus: 52949102592
Abstract
The elderly are generally “out of the loop” when it comes to texting and other new technologies. On the one hand, the elderly do not often send text messages and thus signal their ability and willingness to use the medium. On the other hand, stereotyping by the younger users perhaps inhibits them from sending text messages to the elderly. Is the non-use of texting by the elderly because of self-exclusion or lack of exposure or both? Should this be of concern to us?
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