Social Activity of the Disabled Population in the Urban Sociocultural Space as a Factor in Life Expectancy

The article analyzes the influence of sociocultural factors on the life expectancy of the disabled population of a metropolitan metropolis. Drawing upon the results of a sociological study conducted over the period of 2018–2022, encompassing both pre-COVID-19 and pandemic periods, the article elucidates the author’s interpretation of the category “disabled population”, its structure, and the specifics of leisure behavior during enforced social and self-isolation. It explores the socio-psychological mindset engendered by the pandemic as an extreme factor affecting life expectancy. The leisure behavior of the disabled population is examined as a reflection of the socio-cultural factor’s impact in extreme social conditions brought about by the pandemic’s progression and its transition into the calmer conditions of regular urban life. It is during this transition that the effect of the socio-cultural factor in its diverse forms on the life expectancy of the disabled population is measured – during the transition from social isolation to integration into various spheres of urban life.