The New Soviet Man and Woman: Sex-Role Socialization in the USSR Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The New Soviet Man and Woman: Sex-Role Socialization in the USSR Book

According to the Soviet constitution, women and men have equal rights. However, it has proved somewhat harder to establish this in reality than it is to declare it in law. The Western literature on women in the Soviet Union generally concedes that considerable efforts have been made, but that these have been impeded by the survival of certain "sex-role stereotypes". Yet little has been said about the ways in which sex-roles are acquired in the Soviet Union. This book aims to fill that gap. It is primarily an analysis of Soviet writings on sex and gender, the climate of thought around them, and their implications for the development of male and female personality differences. It reveals that there has, in fact, been little attempt in recent years to overcome the sex-role stereotypes which stand in the way of equality between the sexes. Concern about the so-called "demographic crisis" has actually had the opposite effect.Read More

from£N/A | RRP: £11.05
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £N/A
  • 0253206154
  • 9780253206152
  • Lynne Attwood
  • 1 December 1990
  • Indiana Univ Pr
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 263
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.