Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud

The study is relevant for sociological theory and public practice, as it is devoted to the analysis of the role of digital socialisation of older people in protecting against telephone fraud. The purpose of the study is to characterise modern telephone fraud and identify the features of the role of...

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Main Authors: P. I. Аnanchenkova, I. А. Turin, K. K. Makarova
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Language:Russian
Published: State University of Management 2025-01-01
Series:Цифровая социология
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Online Access:https://digitalsociology.guu.ru/jour/article/view/344
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description The study is relevant for sociological theory and public practice, as it is devoted to the analysis of the role of digital socialisation of older people in protecting against telephone fraud. The purpose of the study is to characterise modern telephone fraud and identify the features of the role of digital socialisation of older people in effective protection against becoming a victim. Informational and empirical basis of the research: data of the Federal State Statistics Service “Distribution of the population who are active Internet users by type of settlement and gender and age groups”, 2023; materials of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center “Telephone fraud: monitoring”, 2024; results of a pilot interview with experts from among the staff of specialised police departments, 2024. The following has been revealed: there is a dynamic growth in the number of calls and messages received by the elderly people from telephone scammers; older people mostly count that they have a low probability of becoming a victim of phone scams; the main role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud is to learn the rules and norms of communication in the digital environment and gain experience in remote communications. The results of the study can be used in the activities of specialised police units.
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spelling doaj-art-4d244c49fb42467eb2400a89fc4cefab2025-02-04T16:32:35ZrusState University of ManagementЦифровая социология2658-347X2713-16532025-01-0174223210.26425/2658-347X-2024-7-4-22-32213Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraudP. I. Аnanchenkova0I. А. Turin1K. K. Makarova2National Research Institute of Public Health named after N.A. SemashkoBelgorod Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation named after I.D. PutilinMoscow University for the HumanitiesThe study is relevant for sociological theory and public practice, as it is devoted to the analysis of the role of digital socialisation of older people in protecting against telephone fraud. The purpose of the study is to characterise modern telephone fraud and identify the features of the role of digital socialisation of older people in effective protection against becoming a victim. Informational and empirical basis of the research: data of the Federal State Statistics Service “Distribution of the population who are active Internet users by type of settlement and gender and age groups”, 2023; materials of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center “Telephone fraud: monitoring”, 2024; results of a pilot interview with experts from among the staff of specialised police departments, 2024. The following has been revealed: there is a dynamic growth in the number of calls and messages received by the elderly people from telephone scammers; older people mostly count that they have a low probability of becoming a victim of phone scams; the main role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud is to learn the rules and norms of communication in the digital environment and gain experience in remote communications. The results of the study can be used in the activities of specialised police units.https://digitalsociology.guu.ru/jour/article/view/344digital socialisationelderly peoplephone fraudsocial protectionlegal protectionsocial gerontologydigital sociologysocial communications
spellingShingle P. I. Аnanchenkova
I. А. Turin
K. K. Makarova
Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud
Цифровая социология
digital socialisation
elderly people
phone fraud
social protection
legal protection
social gerontology
digital sociology
social communications
title Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud
title_full Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud
title_fullStr Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud
title_full_unstemmed Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud
title_short Role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud
title_sort role of digital socialisation of the elderly in protecting against telephone fraud
topic digital socialisation
elderly people
phone fraud
social protection
legal protection
social gerontology
digital sociology
social communications
url https://digitalsociology.guu.ru/jour/article/view/344
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