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Men in Contemporary Russia The Fallen Heroes of Post-Soviet Change?

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Studying men in Russia: Historical perspectives and international contexts -- 1 Heroes or villains?: 'Being a man' in contemporary Russia -- Part I: Men in the Public Sphere -- 2 Military service: Rite of passage or waste of time? -- 3 'What kind of a man doesn't provide for his family?': Making ends meet in the new labour market -- 4 'What's a man without capital?': The pitfalls and potential of private enterprise -- Part II: Men in the Private Sphere
eBook, English, 2006
Taylor and Francis, Florence, 2006
1 Online-Ressource (247 Seiten)
9781351918237, 9780754644859, 1351918230, 0754644855
1020855318
Contents: Introduction: studying men in Russia: historical perspectives and international contexts; Heroes or Villains?: 'being a man' in contemporary Russia. Men in the Public Sphere: Military service: rite of passage or waste of time?; 'What kind of a man doesn't provide for his family?': making ends meet in the new labour market; 'What's a man without capital?': the pitfalls and potential of private enterprise. Men in the Private Sphere: 'I couldn't live without my kids': fatherhood as a contested identity; 'A woman has a right to expect certain conditions': personal relationships between men and women; 'Just give me an aspirin and I'll be fine': the provision of social services and support for men, a case study of the Altai Regional Crisis Centre for Men; Conclusions: new perspectives on men in contemporary Russia; Appendix: Respondents' socio-demographic data; Bibliography; Index.
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