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OverviewIn Granny @ Work , Karen Riggs - a renowned expert on aging - shows how employers, software engineers, and public policy makers are thinking about the roles older adults might play in the workplace of the future - and asks whether those on the front lines of corporate life are actually looking out for the interests of a graying workforce. She also examines dominant beliefs about aging and technology as seen in popular culture, ranging from films like Cocoon and Space Cowboys to speciality websites and magazines aimed at older workers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen E. RiggsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780415965835ISBN 10: 0415965837 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 13 November 2003 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. The New, New Deal: The Post-Retirement Era Chapter 2. Lost Boomers in Space: Aging Workers and the Soft Digital Economy Chapter 3. An American (Techno)Legend: Women, Age, and the Harley-Davidson Workplace Chapter 4. 'Granny, Go Ahead, You Won't Tear It Up:' Central-City Elders Go Computing (with Jacquelyn Vinson and Amy Lauters) Chapter 5. Use It or Lose It: The Self-Programmable Elder Chapter 6. Wizards, Space Cowboys, and (of course) Sean Connery: Film Images of Aging Workers Chapter 7. Who You Callin' Dude?: Magazine Advertisers Discover Older Workers Chapter 8. How to Win Matures and Influence Boomers: Intergenerational Communication Through Self-Help Chapter 9. Driving with Dad: Intergenerational Journeys on the Superhighway Chapter 10. The Digital Divide's Gray Fault Line: Aging Workers, Technology, and Policy AfterwordReviewsExtremely well-written, accessible, and logically argued....This book will fill a key, but essentially overlooked area in studies of technology, media, and culture....Riggs considers human subjects and communities in a manner that might actually change the ways that scholars generalize about the impact of new technologies. <br>-John T. Caldwell, UCLA <br> Extremely well-written, accessible, and logically argued....This book will fill a key, but essentially overlooked area in studies of technology, media, and culture....Riggs considers human subjects and communities in a manner that might actually change the ways that scholars generalize about the impact of new technologies. -John T. Caldwell, UCLA Author InformationKaren E. Riggs is Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the School of Telecommunications at Ohio University. She is author of Mature Audiences: Television in the Lives of Elders. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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