The relational, emotional and infrastructural work of older people in pandemic digital interventions
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Technological ageism in sheltered housing for older adults: an intersectional approach
Technological ageism in sheltered housing for older adults: an intersectional approach 2023 Abstract How is technological ageism produced in relation to the social imaginaries of what it is to be an older adult? This chapter explores this question in the context of...
Being just their hands? Personal assistance for disabled people as bodywork
Being just their hands? Personal assistance for disabled people as bodywork 2022 Abstract Drawing on the notion of bodywork, we analyse the bodily aspects of personal assistance to expand the dialogue between medical sociology and disability studies. We aim to,...
Digitization of Aging-in-Place: An International Comparison of the Value-Framing of New Technologies
Digitization of Aging-in-Place: An International Comparison of the Value-Framing of New Technologies 2022 Abstract Planning for aging populations has been a growing concern for policy makers across the globe. Integral to strategies for promoting healthy aging are...
VINCLES en temps de pandèmia: entreteniment, connectivitat social i suport
VINCLES en temps de pandèmia: entreteniment, connectivitat social i suport 2021 Abstract L’objectiu general del projecte VINCLES-COVID és avaluar l’actuació del servei VinclesBCN durant la pandèmia per comprendre de quina manera ha contribuït a reforçar...
No future for care without new digital media? Making time(s) for mediated informal care practices in later life
No future for care without new digital media? Making time(s) for mediated informal care practices in later life 2021 Abstract There is a growing interest in using social media and digital platforms as allies to strengthen social support among the aged. Drawing on...
Civilising technologies for an ageing society? The performativity of participatory methods in Socio-gerontechnology
Civilising technologies for an ageing society? The performativity of participatory methods in Socio-gerontechnology 2021 Abstract Given the importance of participatory methods in gerontechnology – especially to prevent the uncritical reproduction of discriminatory...
Estudi qualitatiu de l’afectació, respostes i millores derivades de la pandèmia en centres residencials
Estudi qualitatiu de l’afectació, respostes i millores derivades de la pandèmia en centres residencials 2022 Abstract Els objectius generals de RESICOVID-19 consisteixen a avaluar l’impacte de la pandèmia de la COVID-19 sobre les persones que viuen a les...
Children, participation and disasters in Europe: A poor record
Children, participation and disasters in Europe: A poor record 2020 Abstract The role of children in disaster risk management (DRM) is an emerging subfield of disaster studies in which Peek et al (2018, 2019) have noted major empirical, theoretical and...
El descuido de la salvación: los viejos y las viejas son los demás
When we do not want to ask to avoid hearing that this is not only about saving lives but about how to live and die now, it is that our response to the pandemic not only reflects an ageist normality but also profoundly anti-aging.