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In an era characterized by rapid rates of change, information escalation, and vast communication networks, little concern has been evidenced on behalf of our aging population and how these forces affect them. This paper stresses the importance of adult developmental learning via continuous informational opportunities to counter the stigma of “social obsolescence” of the aging. In this respect, a tentative theoretical framework is presented. A brief examination is made of the contributions of telephone, radio, and television to the aging process, and how greater imaginative design and coordinated operation of these information systems can better assist older adults.
Vincent M. Rue (1973) studied this question.