Should we be concerned that the elderly don't text?

Richard Ling

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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?
Original languageEnglish
JournalInformation Society
Volume24
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)334-341
Number of pages8
ISSN0197-2243
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • design
  • elderly persons
  • inclusion
  • mobile communication
  • texting

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