Impact of Technology on Successful Aging - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0826124038 ISBN 13 : 9780826124036

Editeur : Springer Publishing Co Inc, 2003

Synopsis

This volume provides a detailed examination of changes in technology that impact individuals as they age with an emphasis upon cultural contexts and person-environment fit from human factors, psychological, and sociological perspectives.

The editors take into consideration the role of macro-influences in shaping technological changes in industrialized societies that effect successful aging in terms of quality of life. Topics discussed include: human factors and aging; the impact of the internet; and assistive technology. As a special feature, each chapter is followed by two commentaries from experts in the same and neighboring disciplines.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Neil Charness, PhD, received his BA (1969) in Psychology from McGill University, and his MS (1971) and PhD (1974) in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. He was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University (1974-1977) and a Professor of Psychology and Gerontology at the University of Waterloo (1977-1994). He is currently a Professor of Psychology at the Florida State University, and a Research Associate at the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy. His current research interests focus on the topics of aging and expert performance across the life span, and age and human factors as related to technology use. He has held grants concerned with these topics from the National Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Aging Research Network (Canada), the DAAD (Germany), the Retirement Research Foundation (USA), and the National Institute on Aging (USA). He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, The American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Gerontological Society of America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826124038
• ISBN 13: 9780826124036
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Charness Neil
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible