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Revisiting the social construction of old age 重新审视老年社会建构

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000570

Chris Gilleard

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Experiences of COVID-19 lockdown among older people in Aotearoa: idyllic or dystopian? 奥特罗阿老年人的COVID-19封锁经历:田园诗般的还是反乌托邦的?

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000545

Mary Breheny, Christine Stephens

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The role of uncertainty in planning for self-funded social care for older people with a diagnosis of dementia 不确定性在为诊断为痴呆症的老年人规划自筹资金的社会护理方面的作用

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000594

Kate Baxter, Kate Gridley, Yvonne Birks

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ASO volume 43 issue 10 Cover and Back matter ASO第43卷第10期封面和封底

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x2300065x

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ASO volume 43 issue 10 Cover and Front matter ASO第43卷第10期封面和封面问题

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000648

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Examining the role of driven-game shooting as a psycho-social resource for older adults in rural areas: a mixed-methods study – CORRIGENDUM 考察驱动游戏射击作为农村地区老年人心理社会资源的作用:一项混合方法研究-勘误

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-06-21 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000296

Tracey Latham-Green, Richard Hazenberg, Simon Denny

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The functions of leisure in later life: bridging individual- and community-level perspectives 休闲在晚年生活中的作用:连接个人和社区层面的观点

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x23000028

Catherine Hagan Hennessy

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Experiences of stigma and discrimination among people living with dementia and family carers in Brazil: Qualitative study. 巴西痴呆症患者和家庭护理人员的耻辱和歧视经历：定性研究。

IF 2.5 3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-20 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x21000660

Déborah Oliveira, Fabiana da Mata, Elaine Mateus, Christine W Musyimi, Nicolas Farina, Cleusa P Ferri, Sara Evans-Lacko

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ASO volume 43 issue 2 Cover and Back matter ASO第43卷第2期封面和封底

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-01-11 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x22001386

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ASO volume 43 issue 2 Cover and Front matter ASO第43卷第2期封面和封面问题

3区社会学

Ageing & Society Pub Date : 2023-01-11 DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x22001374

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