Modernization, Value Change and Fertility in the Soviet Union

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Family and the systems of norms and values governing sex roles and familial relations are the basis of this study of the influence of recent social, economic and political modernization upon Soviet values and behavior.

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"This is a fine piece of social science research. The writing is clear, the figures and tables helpful, and the conclusion unambiguous." Slavic Review

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ISBN-13: 9780521102476
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/12/2009
Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Series , #52
Pages: 436
Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 1.20 (d)

List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; Part I. The Impact of Modernization and Value Change on Fertility: 1. Social change and fertility transition; 2. Patterns of social and demographic modernization in the USSR; 3. The social correlates of fertility in the USSR; Part II. Public Policy and Population Dynamics: 4. Social policy, family values, and fertility change; 5. Soviet demographic policy and fertility transition; Part III. Conclusions: 6. Social change and fertility decline in the USSR; Appendices; Index.

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