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Community and communication in the third age
— the impact of internet and cell phone use on attachment to place in later life in England | | Author(s) | Chris Gilleard, Martin Hyde, Paul Higgs |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 62B, no 4, July 2007 |
| Pages | pp S276-S283 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Telephone ; Information technology ; Usage [services] ; Social contacts ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Attitude ; Correlation ; England. |
| Annotation | The authors investigated the question, Would access to and use of domestic information and communication technology (ICT) affect people's attachment to place in later life? They measured the association between access to such technology and self-rated attachment to one's neighbourhood, by drawing on data on ownership of mobile phones and use of Internet or e-mail from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). There was a significant negative association between attachment to place and ownership and use of ICT at home, particularly the Internet. This association remained after taking account of age/cohort differences, as well as the influence of gender, disability, socioeconomic status of the neighbourhood, differences in income and educational status, and length of residence in the area. The results suggest that ownership and use of domestic ICT home reduces the sense of attachment to the local neighbourhood for people aged 50+ in England. However, it does not influence the perceived sense of trust or perceived friendliness of people in the neighbourhood. The authors suggest that domestic ICT may be more liberating of neighbourhood boundaries than destructive of social capital. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080305224 A |
| Classmark | UJ: UVB: QLD: TOA: RH: DP: 49: 82 |
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