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Structure and functions of the Soviet rural family

soviet rural community • Urbana • Published In 1971 • Pages: 325-345

By: Dunn, Stephen Porter.

Abstract

This study argues that despite decades of radical changes—most notably the replacement of rural villages with socialist agricultural collectives—the traditional Russian peasant family has continued to function as a corporate unit. Three relevant domains of family life are identified. First, family members continue to pool and share resources, including income earned by individuals for work in communes, state owned enterprises, private home plots and from various other sources. Second, the family remained the main agent for raising and socializing children. Third, despite the growing role of communes as basic administrative units, the family continues to be the fundamental unit of social organization in other domains, including the conduct of rites of passage and the informal exchange of resources.

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Eastern Europe

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Anthropologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Teferi Abate Adem ; 2018

Field Date

1952-1954; 1959-1966

Coverage Date

1861-1969

Coverage Place

European Soviet Union

Notes

Stephen P. Dunn

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

70122913

LCSH

Agriculture and state--Soviet Union--Congresses

Soviet Union--Rural conditions--Congresses