Aging and Technological Advances
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4612-9464-1 (ISBN)
Aging and Technological Advances: Introduction.- Aging in a Technological Society: Desiderata and Dilemmas in Decision-Making.- The Next 25 Years: Impact Expectations from Technology on Aging.- Attitudes and Perceptions of Older People toward Technology.- Section I: Labor Force Participation.- Aging and Labor Force Participation.- Demographic Trends Affecting the Age Structure of the Labor Force: 1950–2000.- Older Workers: Force of the Future?.- Changes in Labor Force Participation of Persons 55 and over since World War II: Their Nature and Causes.- Technological Change and the Labor Market Situation of Older Workers.- Impact of Technological Change on Middle-Aged and Older Workers: Parallels Drawn from a Structural Perspective.- Recent Trends in Retirement Policy and Practice in Europe and the USA: An Overview of Programmes Directed to the Exclusion of Older Workers and a Suggestion for an Alternative Strategy.- The Australian Labour Market for Older Workers.- The Social Consequences of Rapid Technological Change.- Study Group Report: Aging and Technological Advances—Labor Force Participation.- Section II: Health and Stress.- Ecology, Aging and Health in a Medical Perspective.- The Compression of Morbidity.- Aging, Health, Stress and Technology in the Work Context: Concepts and Issues.- Technological Change and the Aging of Working Capacity.- Sources of Occupational Stress among Older Workers.- Antecedents of Emotional Health Status among the Elderly.- The Affective Consequences of Technological Change for Older Persons.- Research reports.- Impact of Work and Technology on Health Status of the Older Worker.- Psychological Functioning in Old Age and the Introduction of New Technology.- Interpersonal Relationships and Psychological Well-Being in Middle-Aged Persons.-Study Group Report: Aging and Technological Advances—Health and Stress.- Section III: Human Factors.- Technology and the Aging Adult: Career Development and Training.- Technological Advances from a Human Factors Point of View.- Human Factors and Technology: The User Sets the Pace.- People in Future Factories and Offices: With an Introduction to Some Special Opportunities and Problems for an Aging Workforce.- A Capability-Demand Approach to the Aged in Technological Environments: A Case for Improved Task Analysis.- Impact of Microprocessors on the Quality of Life: Comparative Needs of Older vs. Younger Generations.- Technological Interventions for Changes in Hearing and Vision Incurred through Aging.- Research Reports.- The Older Adult as Computer User.- Technology and the Older Person: Age, Sex and Experience as Moderators of Attitudes towards Computers.- Research on Human Factors: German Soldiers and Functional Age Limits.- Appraising the Performance of Older Workers.- Human Factors in Aging: Issues for Adult Education.- Computer Based Memory Training and Memory Prosthesis in Older Adults.- Study Group Report: Aging and Technological Advances—Human Factors.- Section IV: Home and Community.- The Older Person in the Residential Environment.- Aging and Technological Advances in Telecommunications.- Technology in the Service of the Aging Veteran.- Evaluation of a Personal Emergency Response System.- Computer and Telecommunications Applications to Enhance the Quality of Life of Our Elderly Citizens.- Technology and Aging: Identification and Evaluation of Products to Enhance an Independent Lifestyle.- Research Reports.- Community Alarm Systems for Older People — Age Concern Scotland.- Changes in the Home and Community Environment: Changing Residential Requirements andSafety in Residental Settings.- Home Safety Checkups for Seniors.- Study Group Report: Aging and Technological Advances: Home and Community.
Reihe/Serie | III Human Factors | Nato Conference Series ; 24 |
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Zusatzinfo | 2 Illustrations, black and white; 468 p. 2 illus. |
Verlagsort | New York, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
ISBN-10 | 1-4612-9464-9 / 1461294649 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4612-9464-1 / 9781461294641 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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