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Textile-led design for the active ageing population /
Despite the world's aging population, suitable clothing for the older community is a largely neglected area. This book considers the needs of the growing number of active older people and investigates how recent developments in textiles, fibres, finishes, design and integrated technology can be...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Woodhead Publishing,
2014.
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| Colección: | Woodhead publishing in textiles ;
no. 142. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Textile Institute and Woodhead Publishing; Textile-led Design for the Active Ageing Population; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; Part One
- Understanding the active ageing population; 1
- Technological culture and the active ageing: a lifetime of technological advances; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Learning and teaching; 1.3 Photography, audiovisual technologies, and e-learning; 1.4 Implications for the active ageing; 1.5 Conclusions; 1.6 Sources of further information and advice; References.
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- Clothing, identity, embodiment and age2.1 Introduction: clothing, social identity and age; 2.2 Age ordering; 2.3 Age-related clothing; 2.4 The changing cultural location of older people; 2.5 Baby boomers; 2.6 Casual dress; 2.7 Adjusting the cut; 2.8 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 3
- Attitudes to apparel amongst the baby boomer generation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The baby boomers and the growth of marketing; 3.3 Baby boomers and their interaction with apparel and textiles; 3.4 Market implications; 3.5 Current lifestyle trends for the baby boomers and product needs for the future.
- 3.6 ConclusionReferences; 4
- The importance of colour in textiles and clothing for an ageing population; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Attitudes towards colour amongst the active ageing; 4.3 The colour selection process for clothing; 4.4 Colour forecasting; 4.5 Classic and changing colours; 4.6 How the colour selection process starts: designers and inspiration; 4.7 Sharing information: the case of the British Textile Colour Group; 4.8 How colour palettes are used; 4.9 From colour palette to product; 4.10 Conclusion; References; Further reading.
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- The adoption and nonadoption of new technologies by the active ageing5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Technological use by the active ageing; 5.3 Internet access in care and nursing homes; 5.4 Internet access, leisure activities, and the active ageing; 5.5 How do the active ageing adopt new technologies?; 5.6 Wearable technology and the active ageing; 5.7 Tablet technologies and the active ageing; 5.8 Social media, communities, and the active ageing; 5.9 Conclusions; 5.10 Sources of further information and advice; References.
- Part Two
- Understanding and researching apparel needs amongst the active ageing population6
- Qualitative and quantitative methods applied in active ageing; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Meaning and interpretation; 6.3 Knowledge acquisition; 6.4 Qualitative research methodologies; 6.5 Survey techniques; 6.6 Direct contact information-gathering techniques; 6.7 Qualitative analysis techniques; 6.8 Quantitative survey development; 6.9 Research ethics; 6.10 Qualitative research aspects of co-design; 6.11 Future trends; References.
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- Effective communication in product development of smart wearable clothing for the active ageing population.