Essays about: "seniors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the word seniors.

1. 1. Accessibility in Social Media : Facebook and the Older Adult

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Angie Jeansson Hall; Arshed Al-Hadeethi; Jenny Gustafsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Older Social Media Users; Heuristic Evaluation; Inclusive Design; WCAG Compliance; Digital Exclusion; Facebook Usability; User Study;

   Abstract : In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the percentage of seniors using social media, yet few studies have been conducted to understand the challenges underlying social network utilisation by seniors. By understanding what motivates seniors to use social media, the difficulties they encounter while using them and what would be an inclusive social media from their perspective is paramount for designing inclusive user interfaces that suit this growing population. READ MORE

3. 2. China's elderly trapped in the digital age : A qualitative study on the elderly in a fourth-tier city

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Siyu Xu; [2023]
   Keywords : Chinese elderly; ICTs; digital divide;

   Abstract : China is moving into an aging society, and the quality of life of the elderly has become a topic of public concern. With the development of ICT technology, China’s digital level is increasing, and there is a digital literacy gap between the young and the elderly, and the intergenerational digital divide is widening. READ MORE

4. 3. Resurrecting the Dead : Comparing Diseases and Skeletal Pathologies in Ajvide Hunter-Gatherers and the Medieval Population of Visby

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Fanny Fagerholm; [2023]
   Keywords : Stone Age Ajvide; Medieval Visby; correspondence analysis; hunter-gatherers; degenerative joint diseases; infections; oral health; deficiency; palaeopathology; osteology; Gotland; Stenålders Ajvide; medeltida Visby; korrespondensanalys; jägare-samlare; degenerativa ledsjukdomar; infektioner; tandhälsa; bristsjukdomar; paleopatologi; osteologi; Gotland;

   Abstract : The skeletal material used in this thesis consists of 258 individuals, whereas 179 individuals had the requirements entailed for an analysis of health and lifestyles. In other words, their sex and age had been osteologically determined. READ MORE

5. 4. Negotiating Unwanted Outsider Status- A study of Gang Subculture among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sourav Das; [2023]
   Keywords : Rohingya; Rohingya Refugees; Gangs; Refugee Gang; Deviant Subculture; Gang Subculture; Moral Panic; Folk devils; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The emergence of the refugee gang subculture has changed its focus from being a regional to a worldwide problem, drawing on the findings of previous studies. Many past studies suggest that the massive influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has not only amplified existing socioeconomic challenges but has also fueled concerns within the host population in Bangladesh regarding organized gang violence. READ MORE

6. 5. "I am What I am. My Own Special Creation" : A qualitative interview study on queer ageing and eldercare.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jesper Hultin; [2023]
   Keywords : LGBTQ seniors; eldercare; ageing; queer gerontology; social work HBTQ seniorer; äldreomsorg; åldrande; queer gerontologi; socialt arbete; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this Master’s thesis is to expand scholarship on ageing and eldercare through the lens of queer gerontology; to develop said scholarship on the queering of eldercare through the experiences of LGBTQ+ seniors and LGBTQ+ certified eldercare practitioners. Through four interviews with LGBTQ+ seniors and abovementioned practitioners, the core findings of the thesis put to question the collective subjectivity that is LGBTQ+ seniors, as neither LGBTQ+ informant thought of sexuality as an identity, but rather a practice. READ MORE