Cell phones and the 50+ experience: a reflection on mediatization, material culture and consumption

Authors

  • Camila de Andrade Simões Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Elaide Martins Programa de Pós-Graduação Comunicação, Cultura e Amazônia da Universidade Federal do Pará

Keywords:

Cell phone, Mediatization, Older adults

Abstract

In the context of communication mediated by technologies such as cell phones, it is necessary to consider the aging of the population and the dynamics of exclusion / inclusion that go through it. This work is of a qualitative nature and focuses on a group of people aged 50 or over, subjects who experience constant technological (re) elaboration as a modifier of everyday environments. A semi-structured online questionnaire was applied and obtained 44 valid respondents. For the discussion, we bring Daniel Miller (2013), Giorgio Agamben (2009), Mike Featherstone (1995), Fausto Neto (2008), Braga (2007), Vilso Santi (2018) and Hajarvard (2015). Results indicate that the cell phone emerges as a centralizing tool for the interviewees' daily processes and is considered essential in their family and professional relationships.

Author Biography

  • Elaide Martins, Programa de Pós-Graduação Comunicação, Cultura e Amazônia da Universidade Federal do Pará

    Professora e pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação, Cultura e Amazônia da Universidade Federal do Pará (PPGCOM-UFPA). Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Socioambiental pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA).

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Published

2021-04-21

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4 (2021): Anais de Artigos do IV Seminário Internacional de Pesquisas em Midiatização e Processos Sociais - Mediatized Sapiens – Communicational Knowledge in the Constitution of the Species

Section

WG MEANS, ALGORITHMS AND NETWORKS

How to Cite

Simões, C. de A., & Martins, E. (2021). Cell phones and the 50+ experience: a reflection on mediatization, material culture and consumption. Anais De Artigos Do Seminário Internacional De Pesquisas Em Midiatização E Processos Sociais, 1(4). https://anais.midiaticom.org/seminario-midiatizacao-artigos/article/view/1310