Women without men
Subtitle: single mothers and family change in the new Russia
By: Jennifer Utrata
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Ithaca; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780801479571; 9780801453021
Subjects: Social aspects; Families; Single mothers; Sex role; Post-communism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a quiet revolution; title: From state protections to post-socialist "freedoms" : the changed context of single motherhood; title: Diminishing material difficulties : single motherhood beyond survival strategies; title: Where the women are strong : navigating practical realism; title: It takes a babushka : single mothers' youth privilege and grandmother support; title: Blurred boundaries : married mothers and the specter of single motherhood; title: Marginalized men : settling for the status quo; title: Conclusion : normalized gender crisis.