Soviet Social Reality in the Mirror of Glasnost

Soviet and Western sociologists come together in this book to present results of recent sociological surveys and to analyse important social issues against the background of the revelations of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The book spans six major issues: the family and women, social care, young people, deviance (including prostitution), leisure and privilege (including the black market).

Inhalt
Preface - Notes on the Contributors - THE FAMILY - Some Thoughts on the Soviet Family; M.Malysheva - Soviet Women: Lives and Destinies - YOUNG PEOPLE - Trends in the Development of Youth; I.Ilynsky - Urban Youth: A Sociological View; L.Koklyagina - SOCIAL STRATIFICATION - The End of Privilege?; M.Matthews - The Black Market under Perestroika; I.Bremmer & R.Taras - SOCIAL CARE - Charity and the Churches; S.Oliver - Ecological Disaster Zones; O.Bridges - DEVIANCE - Prostitution; E.Waters - Changing Attitudes to Delinquency; V.Semyonova - LEISURE - Playing to New Rules; J.Riordan - The Mafia and American Football; D.Radyshevsky - Index