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From Pacesetters to Dropouts
. Ed(S): Horowitz, Tamar Ruth; Kotik-Friedgut, Bella; Hoffman, Stefani
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Description for From Pacesetters to Dropouts
Paperback. Editor(s): Horowitz, Tamar Ruth; Kotik-Friedgut, Bella; Hoffman, Stefani. Num Pages: 330 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761824879
SKU
V9780761824879
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About . Ed(S): Horowitz, Tamar Ruth; Kotik-Friedgut, Bella; Hoffman, Stefani
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.
Reviews for From Pacesetters to Dropouts
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Nico van Oudenhoven
Development and Change
'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 for ... Read more
Nico van Oudenhoven
Development and Change
'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 for ... Read more