Overview

The book is a combined effort of scholars who participated in a conference entitled ""Post-Soviet Youth: A Comparative Study."" The book focuses on the post-perestroika period, a time of great instability and change on the national and individual level. It analyzes the effect of this dynamic on youth, who in the transitional phase of adolescence are particularly susceptible to social disruption. The scope includes not only youth who remained in the former Soviet Union but also those who emigrated to the West- Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Greece. It was considered important to place this study in a cross-cultural framework in order to differentiate between local influences and the common denominators from the Soviet background. From Pacesetters to Dropouts offers an important contribution to the study of the effect of a particular form of socialization on youth in a period of stress and change. It is relevant not only to understanding the changes undergone by an important segment of society in the former Soviet Union but also to studying the experience of other immigrant groupings in an era characterized by widespread migration.

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Author:   Tamar Horowitz ,  Bella Kotik-Friedgut ,  Stefani Hoffman ,  C Wallace
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780761824879

ISBN 10:   0761824871
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   13 May 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Youth in Transition: A Comparative Perspective Chapter 2 Youth as a Special Stratum in Post-Communist Society: General Perspectives: Young People in Post-Communist Countries: Vanguard of Change of Lost Generation?; Social Mobility Patterns and Life Strategies of Young People in Contemporary Russia; Youth Chapter 3 The Family as a Socializing Agent in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Culture-Appropriate Parenting and Value Transmission in Families of Israeli-Born Adolescents in Israel; The Influence of Immigration to Israel on the Parental Behavior of Immigrants fr Chapter 4 Attitudes and Aspirations in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Changes in Aspirations and Life Strategies of Russian and Ukrainian Youth During the Revolutionary Decade: 1985-1995; Ukrainian Youth: The Structure of Values and Social Well-being in a Co Chapter 5 Language and Identity in Youth: The Formation of National Identity and Value Orientations among Jewish Teenagers in Russia; The Motivational-Affective Complex in New Language Acquisition: Russian-Speaking New Immigrant Adolescents Chapter 6 Group Behavior: Post-Soviet Youth in German: Group Formation, Values and Attitudes of a New Immigrant Generation; Street Children in Moscow: Using and Creating Social Capital Chapter 7 Conclusion: From Pacesetters to Dropouts Chapter 8 Contributors Chapter 9 Index

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...written by knowledgeable researchers...--Nico van Oudenhoven Development And Change

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Tamar Horowitz is former Chairperson of the Department of Education at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Bella Kotik-Friedgut lectures in Psychology at Achva College of Education. Stefani Hoffman is Director, Mayrock Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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