During the last thirty years, under Communist rule, the East European states have attempted to eradicate activities that are deemed deviant from the point of view of the government. But despite all efforts, such activities as prostitution, murder, robbery, private profiteering and even political dissidence continue to flourish. In this book, five s
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In this book, five specialists on Eastern Europe examine the manner in which the Communist regimes struggle against deviant behavior and examine the results of that struggle.
Preface -- Social Deviance in Eastern Europe: On Understanding the Problem -- Social Deviance in Czechoslovakia -- Social Deviance in Hungary: The Case of Prostitution -- Social Deviance in Hungary: The Case of the Private Economy -- Social Deviance in Poland: The Case of the Private Sector -- Social Deviance in Romania -- Social Deviance in Yugoslavia -- Social Deviance in Eastern Europe: The Case of Alcoholism
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367287528
Publisert
2019-06-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
214
Forfatter
Biographical note
Ivan Volgyes, a native of Budapest, is currently director of the Graduate Program on Rural Transformation and professor of political science at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Among Dr. Volgyes's numerous publications are Politics of the Communist Party States in Eastern. Europe: Hungary (with Peter A. Toma) and Comparative Political Socialisation: Eastern Europe. Peter A. Toma) and Comparative Political Socialisation: Eastern Europe.