Older People in a Digitalized Society: From Marginality to

Older People in a Digitalized SocietyFrom Marginality to Agency\nAuthor(s): Pivi Rasi-Heikkinen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781803821689, 978-1803821689\nSynopsis\nThe digitalization of society is constructed as a necessary leap that governments and citizens need to take. However, with many older people lacking adequate digital competences to support their full participation in todays digitalized society, how is the marginalisation of older people in digital society socially constructed? How can we promote older peoples digital inclusion and agency? \n\nPresenting case studies from Finland, one of the top performers in the supply and demand of digital public services, Older People in a Digitalized Society outlines internationally relevant implications for promoting the social construction of older peoples agency. Delving into their digital competences, and use and non-use of Internet and eHea.