FOURTH AGEISM AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGINARY OF LONG-TERM CARE
Paul Higgs, Chris Gilleard · 2023
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Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard examine the dreams driving technology into long-term elder care, in this 2023 paper. Rich countries face a swelling care load and too few hands, and other industries answer labor gaps with machines. The authors look at the picture behind that push: a fourth age of frailty, where people are imagined as wholly dependent on others.
That picture, they argue, smuggles in a quiet ageism. It sets two goals at war: care that honors the person's dignity, and care that cuts human labor. They urge challenging the bias while the technology is still on the drawing board.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Paul Higgs, Chris Gilleard |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |