Social Change and Social Issues in the Former USSR
| Author | : Walter Joyce |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2016-07-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781349220694 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1349220698 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Social Change and Social Issues in the Former USSR by : Walter Joyce
Download or read book Social Change and Social Issues in the Former USSR written by Walter Joyce and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perestroika has led to more openness than ever before about Soviet social problems, and it has accelerated the processes of demographic and social change. In this collection a group of leading British, European and North American specialists analyse the central features of a changing society, concentrating upon mortality patterns in the population itself and upon the social problems that have been brought to the fore by glasnost, such as drugs and alcohol abuse.
