Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil A work in progress

With people living longer all over the world, ageing has been framed as a socio-economic problem. In Brazil, older people are expected to remain healthy and autonomous while actively participating in society. Based on ethnographic research in São Paulo, Ageing with Smartphones in Urban Brazil shows...

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Main Author: Duque, Marília (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London UCL Press 2022
Series:Ageing with Smartphones
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