(1.Macao Polytechnic Institute,Macao,China;2.Guangzhou Sport University,Guangzhou 510500,China;3.Department of Physical Education,Guangzhou University,Guangzhou 510006,China) Abstract: By means of sociological and demographical theories and questionnaire survey, the authors made a com-parative study of the life quality, material life quality, spiritual and cultural life quality and life satisfaction degree of the elderly in Macau Society and Elderly College of Macao Polytechnic Institute, and put forward the following opinions: sports activity is an important variable that affects the life quality of the elderly; to enhance the life quality of the elderly, we should care about not only the material life of the elderly, but also their spiritual life; with the coming of an aged society, traditional ways of retirement at home is challenged, accordingly community services for the elder are born, very important for comprehensively enhancing the life quality of the elderly; various assurance measures for enhancing the life quality of the elderly are extrinsic objective factors, while enhancing the elderly’s own makings refers to enhancing the intrinsic factors of life quality; an elderly education institution can meet the need of the elderly for learning, being a sort of superior lift pursuit at old age. Key words: sport sociology;life equality of the elderly;Macao |