Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users

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Comunello, Francesca; Fernández Ardèvol, Mireia; Mulargia, Simone; Belotti, Francesca
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2016
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inglés
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In the context of an international research project on older people’s relations with and through mobile telephony, Italian participants spontaneously provided narrations on mobile phones that appeared to be structured around strong stereotypes. Respondents show a twofold representation of mobile phones either as a simple communication tool or as a ‘hi-tech’ device, which generates multifaceted stereotypes. More specifically, when the mobile phone is considered as a simple communication tool, age-based stereotypes address younger people’s bad manners, while gendered stereotypes depict women as ‘chatterboxes’ or ‘social groomers’. On the other hand, when the mobile phone is considered a ‘hi-tech’ device, age-based stereotypes underline younger people’s advanced user skills, while gendered stereotypes focus on women’s lack of competencies. Based on that, we provide a conceptual framework for analysing such stereotyped – and apparently conflicting – representations. Interestingly, while some issues also emerged in other countries, the masculine assumption that women are less-skilled mobile phone users appears as a peculiarity of Italian respondents.
Fil: Comunello, Francesca. Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta; Italia
Fil: Fernández Ardèvol, Mireia. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; España
Fil: Mulargia, Simone. Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; Italia
Fil: Belotti, Francesca. Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; Italia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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GENDER
ITALY
MOBILE COMMUNICATION
OLDER PEOPLE
REPRESENTATIONS OF MOBILE PHONES
STEREOTYPES
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
title Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
spellingShingle Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
Comunello, Francesca
GENDER
ITALY
MOBILE COMMUNICATION
OLDER PEOPLE
REPRESENTATIONS OF MOBILE PHONES
STEREOTYPES
title_short Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
title_full Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
title_fullStr Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
title_full_unstemmed Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
title_sort Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Comunello, Francesca
Fernández Ardèvol, Mireia
Mulargia, Simone
Belotti, Francesca
author Comunello, Francesca
author_facet Comunello, Francesca
Fernández Ardèvol, Mireia
Mulargia, Simone
Belotti, Francesca
author_role author
author2 Fernández Ardèvol, Mireia
Mulargia, Simone
Belotti, Francesca
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv GENDER
ITALY
MOBILE COMMUNICATION
OLDER PEOPLE
REPRESENTATIONS OF MOBILE PHONES
STEREOTYPES
topic GENDER
ITALY
MOBILE COMMUNICATION
OLDER PEOPLE
REPRESENTATIONS OF MOBILE PHONES
STEREOTYPES
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In the context of an international research project on older people’s relations with and through mobile telephony, Italian participants spontaneously provided narrations on mobile phones that appeared to be structured around strong stereotypes. Respondents show a twofold representation of mobile phones either as a simple communication tool or as a ‘hi-tech’ device, which generates multifaceted stereotypes. More specifically, when the mobile phone is considered as a simple communication tool, age-based stereotypes address younger people’s bad manners, while gendered stereotypes depict women as ‘chatterboxes’ or ‘social groomers’. On the other hand, when the mobile phone is considered a ‘hi-tech’ device, age-based stereotypes underline younger people’s advanced user skills, while gendered stereotypes focus on women’s lack of competencies. Based on that, we provide a conceptual framework for analysing such stereotyped – and apparently conflicting – representations. Interestingly, while some issues also emerged in other countries, the masculine assumption that women are less-skilled mobile phone users appears as a peculiarity of Italian respondents.
Fil: Comunello, Francesca. Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta; Italia
Fil: Fernández Ardèvol, Mireia. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; España
Fil: Mulargia, Simone. Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; Italia
Fil: Belotti, Francesca. Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; Italia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description In the context of an international research project on older people’s relations with and through mobile telephony, Italian participants spontaneously provided narrations on mobile phones that appeared to be structured around strong stereotypes. Respondents show a twofold representation of mobile phones either as a simple communication tool or as a ‘hi-tech’ device, which generates multifaceted stereotypes. More specifically, when the mobile phone is considered as a simple communication tool, age-based stereotypes address younger people’s bad manners, while gendered stereotypes depict women as ‘chatterboxes’ or ‘social groomers’. On the other hand, when the mobile phone is considered a ‘hi-tech’ device, age-based stereotypes underline younger people’s advanced user skills, while gendered stereotypes focus on women’s lack of competencies. Based on that, we provide a conceptual framework for analysing such stereotyped – and apparently conflicting – representations. Interestingly, while some issues also emerged in other countries, the masculine assumption that women are less-skilled mobile phone users appears as a peculiarity of Italian respondents.
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