Diploma thesis "Changes in social life of elder people" focuses on social life development of elder people and which factors may affect it. The introduction contains theoretical concepts. The theoretical part is dedicated to concepts which are mentioned in the introduction. The first part describes life of elder people and also the old age itself. Next part is dedicated to an ageism and factors which might cause it. Last chapter in theoretical part is dedicated to social service especially the retirement home. The practical part contains the analysis of the interviews with elder people. The interviews were made by using qualitative research methods. The analysis is divided into parts including social life development in retirement age, the ...