Perceptions of age in contemporary tech
| Autor: | Andrea Rosales, Jakob Svensson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Malmö University |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
050801 communication & media studies
ageisme Tecnologia -- Aspectes socials 050905 science studies tech culture carrera trabajadores tecnológicos 0508 media and communications career ageism Technology -- Social aspects discriminació Business Administration Företagsekonomi cultura tecnológica Communication 05 social sciences Gender studies discriminación por edad cultura tecnològica tech workers treballadors tecnològics 0509 other social sciences Psychology discrimination Tecnología -- Aspectos sociales |
| Zdroj: | O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| ISSN: | 2001-5119 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/nor-2021-0021 |
| Popis: | This article attends to age stereotypes and ageism in contemporary tech. In academia, little attention has been devoted to this topic. Therefore, we intend to initiate a discussion around ageism in tech by studying perceptions of age in the tech industry. Our study is based on interviews with 18 tech workers around the world of varying age. According to our interviewees, tech workers over 35 are considered old in the tech industry. Older tech workers are expected to become managers, thought to become less interested in new technology, and expected to have more challenges when learning new software. We also look at how tech workers of different age groups experience entrepreneurial values of the company as a playground, staying hungry, and changing the future with technology, and how these values influence their professional careers. We conclude that ageism is reinforced in contemporary tech through several stereotypes related to age. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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