The Social Legacy of CommunismJames R. Millar, Sharon L. Wolchik Cambridge University Press, 1994 M08 26 - 404 pages Whereas current work on the transition from communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has emphasized the "polity" and the "economy", this book considers four basic areas: ethnic issues, deviance and health, social cleavages, and labor and elitism. |
Contents
Introduction The social legacies and the aftermath of communism | 1 |
Making up for lost choice the shaping of ethnic identity in postSoviet states | 31 |
From ethnicity to nationalism turmoil in the Russian miniempire | 56 |
Ethnicity nationalism and the communist legacy in Eastern Europe | 89 |
The social construction of deviance and the transition from communist rule | 111 |
Crime and the collapse of the Soviet state | 130 |
Drug abuse in Central and Eastern Europe | 149 |
Postcommunist medicine morbidity mortality and the deteriorating health situation | 178 |
The social legacy of communism women children and the feminization of poverty | 252 |
The religious renaissance in the Soviet Union and its successor states | 271 |
Elitism in postcommunist Russia some interim comments | 309 |
Labor politics in postcommunist Russia a preliminary assessment | 329 |
Unemployment in the former Soviet Union | 354 |
Conclusion Reflections on the social legacy of communism | 379 |
About the authors | 386 |
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Health and mortality in Central and Eastern Europe retrospect and prospect | 196 |
Communisms legacy and Russian youth | 229 |
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