Exploring the role of communication in the aging in place experience

A quasi-ethnographic account of a local community

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12011966
AutoresLindsey B Anderson (0000-0001-6705-735X, Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2020
Volume87
Fascículo3
Páginas359-380
Data de publicação2020-02-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunication Monographs (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0363-7751 • E-ISSN: 1479-5787
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03637751.2020.1728562
OpenAlexW3005990646
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas28

Aging in place (AIP), or older adults' ability to remain in their homes and communities as they age, is an important social issue given the growing aging population. Communication is a central component of this process, yet little is known about how communicative resources are used by residents to co-construct community as they age. In order to address this topic, a quasi-ethnographic study of a local neighborhood was completed using communication infrastructure theory (CIT). Three themes emerged from the data: (1) shifting communication infrastructure, (2) shifting identities, and (3) shifting priorities of the community and its members. These findings inform theoretical and practical implications related to the built environment and organizational-resident communication that facilitates the AIP experience

Ethnography · Sociology · Anthropology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology