Appropriation and use of new technologies by Portuguese elderly in a Senior University

Authors

  • Bruna Giovanna Buesso da Silva Psicologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Assis.
  • Mariele Rodrigues Correa Departamento de Psicologia Social e Educacional da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Assis.
  • António M. Fonseca Universidade Católica do Porto, Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i4p49-70

Keywords:

Internet, University of the Third Age, Sociability.

Abstract

This paper reports a research carried out with Portuguese elderly, intended to investigate the influences and computer learning resonances in their sociability. Interviews were conducted with six elderly participants of a Internet course of the Universidade Sénior Contemporânea, in the city of Porto, Portugal. The survey data point to a questioning of the modern relationships, with special interest to the impact of the internet on the processes of subjectification in the different ages of life.

Keywords: Internet; University of the Third Age; Sociability.

Author Biographies

Bruna Giovanna Buesso da Silva, Psicologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Assis.

Aluna do curso de Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Assis. E-mail: brunabuesso@yahoo.com.br

Mariele Rodrigues Correa, Departamento de Psicologia Social e Educacional da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Assis.

Professora Assistente Doutora do Departamento de Psicologia Social e Educacional da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), campus de Assis.

 

António M. Fonseca, Universidade Católica do Porto, Portugal.

António M. Fonseca - Professor Associado da Universidade Católica do Porto, Portugal.

E-mail: afonseca@porto.ucp.pt

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Silva, B. G. B. da, Correa, M. R., & Fonseca, A. M. (2016). Appropriation and use of new technologies by Portuguese elderly in a Senior University. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 19(4), 49–70. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i4p49-70

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Papers

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