May Be I Am Just Starting to Live? Pensioners of Ufa about Their Post-Labour Life

Occupation: Assoc. Prof. at the Theoretical and Special Sociology Department
Affiliation: Moscow State Pedagogical University
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Simona Tumakova

Occupation: Trainee at the Theoretical and Special Sociology Department
Affiliation: Moscow State Pedagogical University
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 1

Pages

147-151

Abstract

The article is devoted to post-labor stage of life of Russians, who have reached retirement age and stopped working. Life goals as a criterion of successful adaptation, two basic spheres (the family and the health) of life goals’ realization, strategies of spare time filling are considered. The results of the study based on series of in-depth interviews showed that pensioners are more likely to be satisfied with their lives in general and look to the future with optimism. Life satisfaction in this case is caused primarily by the employment of pensioners (both women and men) in the family sphere.

Keywords

pensioner, retiree, social adaptation, life goals, life satisfaction

Received

19.02.2020

Publication date

10.03.2020

Number of characters

14391

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GOST	Lutskaya E., Tumakova S. “May Be I Am Just Starting to Live?” Pensioners of Ufa about Their Post-Labour Life // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2020. – Issue 1 C. 147-151 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250008334-0-1-en (circulation date: 03.07.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250008334-0
MLA	Lutskaya, Ekaterina, Tumakova, Simona "“May Be I Am Just Starting to Live?” Pensioners of Ufa about Their Post-Labour Life." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 1 (2020):147-151. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250008334-0
APA	Lutskaya E., Tumakova S. (2020). “May Be I Am Just Starting to Live?” Pensioners of Ufa about Their Post-Labour Life. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (1), pp.147-151 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250008334-0

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