Older people retreat towards retirement, either by leaving the labor market completely or by slowing down their involvement in the labor market, thus allowing the younger generation to take his place in society. Conflict theorists do not believe that older people and younger generations move in such harmony. Both groups, the elderly and the younger generation, compete for the limited resources available in society. Older people do not step aside or slow down to allow the younger generation to take over, they remain visible in society, asking and demanding as many, if not more, resources as before. In the opinion of functionalists, older people feel good in any scene of life, whether intimate and informal contexts and activities or formal public contexts and activities. They may be just as content staying home to do renovations as they are being social. According to one conflict theorist, older people don't enjoy such a smooth transition into retirement. They face a bitter struggle with the government for funds to support *land* many elderly people as members of the Gray Panthers, in order to narrow the interest gap with reducing people's poverty older and younger people. generation, and/or AARP, specifically protecting the