Bridging the Access Gap:Subjectivity Dilemma and Cracking Paths of Digital Reading Access for Rural Elderly——Exploratory Analysis Based on Rooting Theory
Based on grounded theory,this paper summarizes,analyzes and extracts interview data of elderly people in G village,and explores the causes of subjectivity dilemma in digital reading access for rural elderly people.Research has found that perceptual decline,limited attention and cognitive decline have limited the cognitive structure of rural elderly individuals,thereby limiting digital reading access;information blockage,social isolation and avoidance psychology form an"individual society"unfamiliar adaptation among rural elderly people,leading to avoidance of digital reading access;factor barriers,negative perceptions,and self-defense lead to negative perceptions of"self technology"among rural elderly people,resulting in their refusal to access digital reading.Based on the relationships among the three,this paper constructs a model of the causes of the subjectivity dilemma in digital reading access for rural elderly people,and proposes solution paths of access dilemma from the three layers of"self-family-society".
Digital readingElderly adultsRural areaDigital access gapsSubjectivity dilemmasRooting theory