Soviet family / David and Vera Mace

By:

David

Contributor(s):

Mace , Vera

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York; Doufleday; 1964Description: 388 pSubject(s):

Sociology

DDC classification:

306.80947 Dav

Summary: THE SOVIET FAMILY is an expert examination not only of Russian family life but also of the role the family is expected to and does play in fulfilling the Communist order in Russia. Drawing on their own interviews and observations as well as the experiences of others who have studied various aspects of Russian life, the Maces have com piled a vivid and revealing picture from the viewpoints of both outsiders and Russians themselves. Included are such topics as: changing views of sex and the new role of women; the customs and ceremonies of court ship and marriage; home life and housing; the rela tionships of husbands and wives; divorce and the state's ambivalent attitude toward it; motherhood, child rearing, and education; the family and the col lective; and the family and the state.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	306.80947 Dav (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		9619

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THE SOVIET FAMILY is an expert examination not only of Russian family life but also of the role the family is expected to and does play in fulfilling the Communist order in Russia.

Drawing on their own interviews and observations as well as the experiences of others who have studied various aspects of Russian life, the Maces have com piled a vivid and revealing picture from the viewpoints of both outsiders and Russians themselves. Included are such topics as: changing views of sex and the new role of women; the customs and ceremonies of court ship and marriage; home life and housing; the rela tionships of husbands and wives; divorce and the state's ambivalent attitude toward it; motherhood, child rearing, and education; the family and the col lective; and the family and the state.

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