Soviet Social Problems

by Walter Connor, David E Powell, Anthony Jones

Overview

This book analyzes the Soviet Union's social problems, focusing on those it shares with Western industrial societies. It assesses the social concerns confronting Gorbachev, including poverty; prostitution; health, education, and family issues; and the difficulty of adapting to technological change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367303853
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/13/2021
Pages:	337
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction — Politics and Social Problems — Ethnic Differentiation and Political Communication — Pollution in the Soviet Union: The Growth of Environmentalism and Its Consequences — Atomic Culture in the USSR: Before and After Chernobyl — Soviet Health Problems and the Convergence Hypothesis — Drug Abuse in the USSR — Drinking and Alcohol Abuse in the USSR in the 1980s — Equality of Opportunity — Perestroika and the Rebirth of Charity — Aging and the Elderly — No End of a Problem: Perestroika for the Family? — Problems in the Schools — Youth Problems in the Soviet Union — Crime in the Soviet Union — Prostitution, the Press, and Agenda-Building in the Soviet Policy Process — Adapting to New Technologies

Editorial Reviews

Describes and analyzes the Soviet Union's social problems, focusing on those it shares with Western industrial societies. While the contributors emphasize the current period, they also provide a historical perspective on the development of long-standing problems and on the evolution of official attitudes toward them. Essays examine a broad range of problems including drug and alcohol abuse; nuclear and environmental calamities; poverty; prostitution; health, education, and family issues; crime and juvenile delinquency; and the difficulty of adapting to technological change. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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