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Information and communication practices — the joint concerns of age and gender in the information age
Author(s)	Karen R Barnett, Laurie R Buys, Barbara A Adkins
Journal title	Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 19, no 2, May 2000
Pages	pp 69-74
Keywords	Older men ; Older women ; Communication media ; Information technology ; Usage [services] ; Australia.
Annotation	Data from participants in this Australian survey who were aged 60+ (20 men and 28 women) were analysed for their use of traditional and computer-based information and communication categories. The survey found that older people's involvement with traditional categories, such as books, newspapers, television, radio and the telephone continue. When older men and women have access to computer based technology, they are equally involved in word processing, the Internet and E-mail, but older men are more likely to own a computer. In view of the late life health and social scenarios for older women, the implications of gendered life experience should be considered when encouraging older people's involvement with computers and the Internet. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001106206 A
Classmark	BC: BD: UD: UVB: QLD: 7YA
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