Design for Aging Perspectives on Technology, Older Adults, and Educating Engineers

被引:2
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作者
Lynch, Caitrin [1 ]
机构
[1] Olin Coll Engn, Needham, MA 02492 USA
来源
ANTHROPOLOGY & AGING | 2015年 / 36卷 / 02期
关键词
design; technology; older adults; education; ethnography;
D O I
10.5195/aa.2015.108
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Does the development of new technologies invariably contribute positively to the daily lives of older adults in the contemporary United States and elsewhere? Eleven years into teaching anthropology to engineers, and five years into co-teaching a course on design for aging called "Engineering for Humanity,"my answer is: Not always, but we can make it so.
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页数:9
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