DIY gerontechnology: circumventing mismatched technologies and bureaucratic procedure by creating care technologies of one's own.
This study analyses 'Do‐It‐Yourself' (DIY) gerontechnologies and shows that they can be viable and valuable alternatives to 'ready‐made' gerontechnologies. Using the concept of innosumption, we analyze the work of care workers in gerontechnology showrooms in Norway. We show how and why care workers...
| Publicado en: | Sociology of Health & Illness Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 232 - 247 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2020
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