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ASO volume 44 issue 6 Cover and Front matter ASO 第 44 卷第 6 期封面和封底

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x24000291

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ASO volume 44 issue 6 Cover and Back matter ASO 第 44 卷第 6 期封面和封底资料

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x24000308

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Late-life divorce and familyhood interplaying: a familial and dyadic perspective 晚年离婚与家庭关系的相互作用：从家庭和双亲的角度看问题

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-04-25 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000922

C. Koren, Yafit Cohen, Michal Egert, Naor Demeter

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‘I can still swing a spade’: a qualitative exploratory study of gardening groups for people with dementia 我还能挥动铲子"：对痴呆症患者园艺小组的定性探索研究

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000892

Helen Foster-Collins, Raff Calitri, M. Tarrant, Noreen Orr, Rebecca Whear, Ruth A. Lamont

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Forced to live in the present: older people's temporal experiences of the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic 被迫活在当下：老年人对 COVID-19 大流行期间封锁的时间体验

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x2400014x

Emilia Leinonen, Salla Era

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‘The boots will be on the coffin!’: multiple meanings of ageing for older people playing walking football 靴子将穿在棺材上！"：对踢步行足球的老年人而言，老龄化具有多重含义

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x24000254

Gareth M. Thomas

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ASO volume 44 issue 4 Cover and Front matter ASO 第 44 卷第 4 期封面和封底

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x24000175

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ASO volume 44 issue 4 Cover and Back matter ASO 第 44 卷第 4 期封面和封底

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x24000187

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Sex and Diversity in Later Life: Critical Perspectives Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Paul Simpson and Paul Reynolds (eds), Policy Press, Bristol, UK, 2023, 238 pp., hbk £26.99, ISBN 13: 978-1-4473-5540-3 晚年生活中的性别与多样性：Trish Hafford-Letchfield、Paul Simpson 和 Paul Reynolds（编），英国布里斯托尔政策出版社，2023 年，238 页，平装本 26.99 英镑，ISBN 13：978-1-4473-5540-3。

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000909

Valentina Hinojosa

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Community social capital and self-rated health among older adults in urban China: the moderating roles of instrumental activities of daily living and smoking 社区社会资本与中国城市老年人的自评健康：日常生活工具性活动和吸烟的调节作用

Ageing and Society Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000958

Qian Sun, N. Lu

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