BASIC FACTORS OF LABOUR ACTIVITY OF ELDERLY PEOPLE

Shchanina Ekaterina Vladimirovna, Candidate of sociological sciences, associate professor, sub-department
of sociology and human resource management, Penza State University (Penza, 40 Krasnaya str.), siup@pnzgu.ru

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The article analyzes labour activity of elderly people. On the basis of research results it has been discovered that the duration of labour activity depends on the education level, marital status, labour conditions, change of physiological functions of the organism and psychological constitution, reaction of people around. It is emphasized that the employment of elderly people is limited due to a small range of employment possibilities to choose, which is caused by prejudices about elderly people. In addition, labour possibilities directly depend on the level of health.

labour activity, employment, elderly people, factors of labour activity, social activity.

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