Yulia Gradskova, Helene Carlback, Zhanna Kravchenko

And They Lived Happily Ever After

Norms and Everyday Practices of Family and Parenthood in Russia and Eastern Europe
Herausgeber: Carlback, Helene; Kravchenko, Zhanna; Gradskova, Yulia

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Produktbeschreibung

Takes a comparative perspective on family life and childhood in Russia and Eastern Europe over the past half century, examining the institutions and laws designed to address family difficulties while analyzing the social strains created by the transition from communist to post-communist systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Central European University Press
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9786155053573
• ISBN-10: 615505357X
• Artikelnr.: 34714977

Autorenporträt

Yulia Gradskova, holds a Ph.D. in History from Stockholm University. She is currently lecturer in History at Södertörn University. She has published several articles on femininity constructions, maternity and beauty in the Soviet and contemporary Russian context. She is also involved in the research project Family and the Strong State: Emancipation or Coercion? (Södertörn University). Helene Carlbäck is Associate Professor in History at Södertörn University, Sweden. She has published and edited several books and articles on Soviet-Swedish relations in the 20th century, as well as on Russian family and gender history. Zhanna Kravchenko holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stockholm University. She is currently Research Fellow (postdoc) at the School of Social Work, Lund University. Her research interests include family sociology, social policy, and housing planning.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
PART I 1940s-1980s The Family as a "Basic Unit of Socialist Society"
PART II 1990s-2000s Social Transformation in the Mirror of Family Life
Notes on Contributors
Index