ArticleThe Gerontologist2022
COVID-19 and Everyday ICT Use: The Discursive Construction of Old Age in German Media.
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- Ageism and (Successful) Digital Engagement: A Proposed Theoretical Model.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
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- Why elderly in rural China didn't wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic? A qualitative narrative interview study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Vulnerability in context; hard numbers, tricky words and grey areas for gerontology.Journal of aging studies · 2023Article
- Technology and older adults in British loneliness policy and political discourse.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Article
- Aging in Place: Connections, Relationships, Social Participation and Social Support in the Face of Crisis Situations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- (In)visible and (Un)heard? Older Adults as Guests on COVID-Related Political Talk Shows in Germany.Innovation in aging · 2022Article
- "But at the age of 85? Forget it!": Internalized ageism, a barrier to technology use.Journal of aging studies · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesMedia discourses have the power to construct and perpetuate positive and negative aging images and influence public and individuals' attitudes. This study aims to critically examine the media portrayal of older persons' everyday information and communication technology (EICT) usage during the first and second waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsA total of 51 articles published in 3 leading German newspapers between March 2020 and November 2020 were identified from the LexisNexis Academic database. Data were analyzed employing critical discourse and thematic analysis.
resultsEICT use was associated with youthful, consumption-orientated, and active lifestyles, while nonuse was constructed as failures on the policy or individual level. The pandemic seemed to have acted as an amplifier, further exacerbating and perpetuating stereotypical, dichotomous, but also empowering aging images. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Neoliberal rational and binary distinctions of active users and nonusers opened and encouraged critical discussions on positive aging trends, the concept of the third and fourth ages, and aging-and-innovation discourses. Moreover, the crucial educative role of the media in raising awareness about power imbalances and reducing EICT-related ageism is stressed.
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