From Pacesetters to Dropouts: Post-Soviet Youth in Comparative Perspective

by Tamar Kotik-Friedgut Horowitz

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761824871
• ISBN13: 9780761824879
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"