Surviving post-communism : young people in the former Soviet Union / K. Roberts, with S.C. Clark, C. Fagan, J. Tholen ; assisted by A. Adibekian, G. Nemiria, and L. Tarkhnishvili.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberts, Kenneth, 1940-

Clark, S. C.

Fagan, Colette.

Tholen, Jochen, 1948-

Series:

Studies of communism in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Former Soviet republics--Economic conditions.

Youth--Former Soviet republics--Social conditions.

Youth.

Social conditions.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

ix, 242 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2000]

Summary:

In most former Soviet countries the devastating initial shock of market reforms has been followed by precious little therapy. The effects have been most pronounced among young people as only a minority have prospered in the new market economies and inequalities have widened dramatically. Despite an all-round improvement in educational standards, most young people have been unable to obtain proper jobs. Housing and family transitions have been blocked. Uses of free time have shifted massively from the public into the private domain. Few young people have any confidence that their countries' political leaders will engineer solutions. Yet in spite of all this, the majority prefer the new uncertainties, and the merest prospect of the Western way of life, to the old guarantees. They are prepared to give the reforms more time to deliver, but this time is now fast running out.

Surviving Post-communism will be an illuminating exposition of the realities of post-communist life for scholars of sociology and transition studies.

Contents:

1 After Communism 1

2 Jobs and Career Routes 28

3 Education and Life Chances 66

4 Family Transitions and Gender Divisions 85

5 Leisure and Lifestyles 109

6 Politics 149

7 Precarious Transitions 174

Appendix I Researching Young People in the New East 187

Appendix II Interview Schedule 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index.

ISBN:

1840641037

OCLC:

42923499