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The "Middle Class" (If There Is Such a Thing): The Opinions and Moods of Young People of High Income in Russia
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Gudkov, Lev; Dubin, Boris; Zorkaia, Nataliia – Russian Education and Society, 2009
Over the span of all of the years that the Levada Center has been in operation, one of the tasks of the research collective has been to analyze the behavior of "advanced" groups whose characteristic way of life, attitudes, and assessments might have the significance, to other strata of the society, of a model, and provide them with an…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Income, Social Change, Foreign Countries
Marriage and Divorce: What Has Changed in the Perceptions of Russians?
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Pakhomova, E. I. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
The urgent demographic situation has led to an acute awareness of the necessity of far-reaching decisions to strengthen the family and implement radical measures of family policy. Many experts are talking about the crisis of the institution of the family, about the loss of the importance of family values among a substantial portion of Russians,…
Descriptors: Divorce, Family Life, Marriage, Foreign Countries
The Housing Question of Young Families in Cheliabinsk
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Gurevich, M. A.; Radilovskaia, T. Iu. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
In the city's target program to implement the national project "Accessible and Comfortable Housing for the Citizens of Russia," in Cheliabinsk a great deal of attention is being focused on supplying young families with housing. The financing of the program for 2006 to 2010 comes to 17,884,000 rubles, provided from city, oblast, and…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Housing, Foreign Countries, Housing Needs
A Sociological Analysis of the Educational Situation in the Megalopolis. Part I: Sociocultural Orientations: Life Values, Attitudes, and Motives.
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Sobkin, V. S.; Pisarskii, P. S. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Presents a thorough analysis of a massive survey done in Moscow in 1991. The survey covered a wide range of topics, including attitudes towards education, teachers' job satisfaction, and criminal tendencies among young people. The survey differentiates between occupational and social groups. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Foreign Countries
A Sociocultural Analysis of the Educational Situation in the Megalopolis. Part I: Sociocultural Orientations: Life Values, Attitudes, and Motives (Continued).
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Sobkin, V. S.; Pisarskii, P. S. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Presents the concluding section of a thorough analysis of a massive survey done in Moscow (Russia) in 1991. The survey covered a wide range of topics including; attitudes towards education, teachers' job satisfaction, criminal tendencies among young people, and others. Preceding sections appear in an earlier issue. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Foreign Countries
A Sociocultural Analysis of the Educational Situation in the Megalopolis. Part II: Attitudes Towards Education: Its Current State, Success, and Goal Orientations.
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Sobkin, V. S.; Pisarskii, P. S. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Continues the analysis of a massive survey done in Moscow (Russia) in 1991. Focuses almost exclusively on education, examining parents' teachers' and students' perceptions of the school system and the benefits of an education. Correlates a vast amount of data concerning socioeconomic characteristics and various attitudes. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Foreign Countries
A Sociocultural Analysis of the Educational Situation in the Megalopolis. Part II: Attitudes Toward Education: Its Current State, Success, and Goal Orientations [Continued].
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Sobkin, V. S.; Pisarskii, P. S. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Presents the conclusion of the analysis of the massive educational survey done in Moscow (Russia) in 1991. This section largely focuses on students' parents' and teachers' attitudes towards the relevance and benefits of education. Participants are identified by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits