The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"

Nowadays, scholars have become interested in the ways new media influence young people, but its influence on middle-aged people have not been thoroughly examined. This age category is often ignored as most of the online activities are performed by young persons. New media gathers a wide range of phe...

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Main Authors: Elena Mădălina Vătămănescu, Elena Alexandra Gorgos, Andreia Gabriela Andrei, Vlad Andrei Alexandru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EduSoft publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Brain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://www.edusoft.ro/brain/index.php/brain/article/view/621
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spelling doaj-3f095ff2b542443c902288aec02322e52020-11-25T01:07:44ZengEduSoft publishingBrain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience2068-04732067-39572016-08-01731630465The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"Elena Mădălina Vătămănescu0Elena Alexandra Gorgos1Andreia Gabriela Andrei2Vlad Andrei Alexandru3Bucharest University of Economic StudiesNational University of Political Studies and Public AdministrationAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of IasiNational University of Political Studies and Public AdministrationNowadays, scholars have become interested in the ways new media influence young people, but its influence on middle-aged people have not been thoroughly examined. This age category is often ignored as most of the online activities are performed by young persons. New media gathers a wide range of phenomena which may become concepts of the network society through their diversity, knowledge and novelty. Interactivity is the most important characteristic, turning the user into a content creator, not just into a receiver. Moreover, what was once considered to be a personal state of mind tends to become a part of the public domain. Starting from these premises, the article advances the idea that the Internet can be beneficial not just for teenagers, but also for the middle-aged group oriented towards keeping in touch with relatives and friends and towards finding online useful information. At this level, the present paper aims to discover directions given by network society in the lives of middle-aged people. To this end, the research relies on an interview-based survey which addresses the way people may adapt to communication technology and to its particularities, exploring advantages or discovering potential drawbacks.http://www.edusoft.ro/brain/index.php/brain/article/view/621network society, new media, middle-aged people
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author Elena Mădălina Vătămănescu
Elena Alexandra Gorgos
Andreia Gabriela Andrei
Vlad Andrei Alexandru
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Elena Alexandra Gorgos
Andreia Gabriela Andrei
Vlad Andrei Alexandru
The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"
Brain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience
network society, new media, middle-aged people
author_facet Elena Mădălina Vătămănescu
Elena Alexandra Gorgos
Andreia Gabriela Andrei
Vlad Andrei Alexandru
author_sort Elena Mădălina Vătămănescu
title The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"
title_short The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"
title_full The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"
title_fullStr The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"
title_full_unstemmed The Technological Advent and Dynamics of the Network Society. The "Middle-Aged Approach"
title_sort technological advent and dynamics of the network society. the "middle-aged approach"
publisher EduSoft publishing
series Brain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience
issn 2068-0473
2067-3957
publishDate 2016-08-01
description Nowadays, scholars have become interested in the ways new media influence young people, but its influence on middle-aged people have not been thoroughly examined. This age category is often ignored as most of the online activities are performed by young persons. New media gathers a wide range of phenomena which may become concepts of the network society through their diversity, knowledge and novelty. Interactivity is the most important characteristic, turning the user into a content creator, not just into a receiver. Moreover, what was once considered to be a personal state of mind tends to become a part of the public domain. Starting from these premises, the article advances the idea that the Internet can be beneficial not just for teenagers, but also for the middle-aged group oriented towards keeping in touch with relatives and friends and towards finding online useful information. At this level, the present paper aims to discover directions given by network society in the lives of middle-aged people. To this end, the research relies on an interview-based survey which addresses the way people may adapt to communication technology and to its particularities, exploring advantages or discovering potential drawbacks.
topic network society, new media, middle-aged people
url http://www.edusoft.ro/brain/index.php/brain/article/view/621
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