Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 2002

Computers and Aging: Marking Raced, Classed and Gendered Inequalities

Angela Crow Georgia Southern University

Abstract

This article begins with an overview of cognitive psychology research on the effects of aging on literacy and suggests the additional complications facing older adults who consume and produce text within the frame of technology, particularly on-line usage. From an overview, the text moves to patterns corporations are using to target older adults, namely as consumers and as producers. The text then explores the use of philanthropy in the corporate literacy initiatives and suggests that there are complicated issues at hand in attempting to integrate the knowledge of aging and corporate strategies into our technical writing classrooms because we enter this discussion concerned about non-traditional students, older adults who are challenged to participate in contemporary literacy initiatives, and ourselves as aging participants as well. The article ends with suggestions of possible ways of addressing concerns regarding aging.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
2002-01-01
DOI
10.2190/en39-2t10-heay-bktn
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication race and writing multilingual writers

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (2)

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    Older Adults as Rhetorical Agents: A Rhetorical Critique of Metaphors for Aging…
    Rhetoric Review
  2. Thompson et al. (2006)
    Women and Feminism in Technical Communication—An Update
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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    Shaping the imaginary domain: strategies for tenure and promotion at one institution
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    User Instructions for the Elderly: What the Literature Tells Us
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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