ELDERLY AS DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS AND ACCESS AND USE OF DIGITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.1809-4775.2019v15n4.53531Abstract
The present work is a study on the behavior of the elderly in relation to the use of social networks. The beginning of the Internet and the evolution of the Web brought the need to adapt the elderly, which previously was only with receptive media, such as newspapers, which do not require interaction and, still, do not require real-time use. Nowadays, the elderly are considered digital immigrants, those who were born before technological evolution and who can adapt to this constant change. From this, a case study was carried out, with the objective of identifying how the elderly access as social networks, which are the networks most used by them and are interested in interests in enabling the use of Digital Information and Communication Technologies (TDIC). It became clear that most users use their cell phones to access the Internet and WhatsApp is a more widely used social network, followed by Facebook. Many elderly people showed interest in not allowing personal information to reduce the feeling of vulnerability and fragility observed as social networks and changes in the digital insertion of the era.Downloads
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2020-08-26
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