How Long to Read Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China

How Long Does it Take to Read Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China by Xinyuan Wang

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

If we want to understand contemporary China, the key is through understanding the older generation. This is the generation in China whose life courses almost perfectly synchronised with the emergence and growth of the ‘New China’ under the rule of the Communist Party (1949). People in their 70s and 80s have double the life expectancy of their parents’ generation. The current eldest generation in Shanghai was born in a time when the average household could not afford electric lights, but today they can turn their lights off via their smartphone apps. Based on 16-month ethnographic fieldwork in Shanghai, Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China tackles the intersection between the ‘two revolutions’ experienced by the older generation in Shanghai: the contemporary smartphone-based digital revolution and the earlier communist revolutions. We find that we can only explain the smartphone revolution if we first appreciate the long-term consequences of these people’s experiences during the communist revolutions. The context of this book is a wide range of drastic social transformations in China, from the Cultural Revolution to the individualism and Confucianism in Digital China. Supported by detailed ethnographic material, the observations and analysis provide a panorama view of the social landscape of contemporary China, including topics such as the digital and everyday life, ageing and healthcare, intergenerational relations and family development, community building and grassroots organizations, collective memories and political attitudes among ordinary Chinese people.

How long is Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China?

Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China by Xinyuan Wang is 313 pages long, and a total of 79,189 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 12 minutes to read Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China aloud.

What Reading Level is Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China?

Ageing with Smartphones in Urban China is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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