Ageing and Mobile Phones
Tactical Uses/Nonuses in postpandemic Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13011998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simone Carlo (0000-0001-7440-8904, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, corresponding author), Francesco Diodati (0000-0002-2525-4889, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-107 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mobile Media & Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2050-1579 • E-ISSN: 2050-1587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/20501579251359072 |
| OpenAlex | W4413641244 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
Smartphones are widely considered a more suitable tool for those who have recently come to the digital world, such as older people. Many scholars and experts promote the spread of mobile services among the older population in order to enhance the maintenance of independence and autonomy in late age. However, few qualitative studies have thoroughly investigated older adults’ tactical use of smartphones, especially in the postpandemic context of digital acceleration. This paper investigates the tactical use of mobile services among 40 individuals, both male and female, aged 65 to 80 in Lodi, Italy, the first COVID-19 “Red Zone” in Europe. The study seeks to examine how mobile phone narratives in postpandemic settings reflect cultural models of active ageing; the dynamics of resistance, rejection, and adaptation regarding older individuals’ engagement with digital services; and the influence of social relationships in facilitating local access to predominantly digital and mobile-first public services. We argue that a tactical nonuse of mobile services emerges in narratives that, instead of reproducing a linear and homogeneous understanding of active ageing, challenge a binary opposition between users and nonusers of information and computer technologies (ICTs) in late age
Ageing · Business · Aging and Gerontology Research · Computer Science · Medicine · Technology Use by Older Adults · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
The Deepening Divide
Social exclusion of older persons
Revisiting the Digital Divide in the Covid ‐19 Era
Consuming technologies
Older people and smartphone practices in everyday life
Digital Media Domestication and Job Paths Among Older People
Conceptualizing digital capital
Configuring the Older Non-User
I'm G-Mom on the Phone”
Non-media-centric media studies
Information and Communication Technology Use Is Related to Higher Well-Being Among the Oldest-Old
The appraisal of difference
A nuanced understanding of Internet use and non-use among the elderly
The Dual Roles Technology Plays in Leisure
Active ageing’
Meanings of (dis)connection
The social connectedness of digital practices in later life
Digital Dependency as a Burden
Frequent Callers
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |