Work tolerance and the elderly in a post-industrial society.
The place of the elderly is reviewed in a society where automation is eliminating the demand for physical work. Physiological and social consequences are examined, drawing upon the experience of populations undergoing particularly rapid cultural change. It is argued that an increase of voluntary physical activity can correct many of the health problems arising in a post-industrial society, increasing both the quality and quantity of a worker's remaining years of life.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000069:Acculturation; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001331:Automation; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004651:Employment; D006291:Health Policy; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011998:Recreation; D012179:Retirement; D013672:Technology; D014937:Work