Judyth L Twigg, Kate Schecter

Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work shows that the collapse of socialist employment and social service systems - and of the USSR itself - has had profoundly damaging effects, manifested in dislocation and homelessness, ethnic strife, family breakdown, declining life expectancy, and soaring rates of violence and crime.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 172mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780765612236
• ISBN-10: 0765612232
• Artikelnr.: 21197457

Autorenporträt

Judyth L. Twigg, Kate Schecter

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Social Cohesion in Russia
3: Public Administration in Social Services
4: Ethnic Problems and National Issues in Contemporary Russian Society
5: Family and Children During the Economic Transition
6: Social Shocks, Social Confidence, and Health
7: When Crime-Fighting Fails
8: The Gender Dimension of Social Capital in Russia
9: Religion and Spirituality as Factors Affecting Social Cohesion in Contemporary Russia
10: Social Capital in Russia's Regions
11: Breaching the Soviet Social Contract
12: International Assistance to Russia
13: Can International Cooperation Contribute to Social Cohesion in Russia?
14: The Role of International Financial Institutions During the Transition in Russia
15: Programs for Homeless Children
16: Russia in Transition