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Impacts of Mobile Use on Third Agers in China

Impacts of Mobile Use on Third Agers in China

Chen Guo, Michael Keane, Katie Ellis
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781668452950|ISBN10: 1668452952|EISBN13: 9781668452967
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch057
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Guo, Chen, et al. "Impacts of Mobile Use on Third Agers in China." Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 1051-1067. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch057

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Guo, C., Keane, M., & Ellis, K. (2022). Impacts of Mobile Use on Third Agers in China. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society (pp. 1051-1067). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch057

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Guo, Chen, Michael Keane, and Katie Ellis. "Impacts of Mobile Use on Third Agers in China." In Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1051-1067. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch057

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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.

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