SOCIETY FOR ALL AGES: ARE THERE ANY PREREQUISITES FOR ITS FORMATION IN RUSSIA?
Due to the implementation of the idea of the formation of a society for all ages, the present article deals with the problems of the intergenerational connections in the sphere of work and leisure. The article outlines the results of the measurement of the intergenerational relationships done by means of sociological methods. The attempt to measure the intergenerational relationships was carried out in the course of the expert poll, conducted by the authors in 2016 within the framework of the project № 16-02-00495 «Human capital of the senior generation: preservation and usage», supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanities and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The article explores the tendencies of the application and transformation of the mentoring phenomenon, including the formation of a mixed-age workforce. The article also identiﬁes the facts of the inclination towards mixed-aged leisure communication by the elderly population. The article deﬁnes which human qualities of the senior generation are the most important to pass on to children and youth.