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Dying unneeded : the cultural context of the Russian mortality crisis /

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"Reveals the flaws in existing explanations of Russia's mortality crisis, and offers a persuasive, alternative explanation based on Russian notions of being unneeded"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parsons, Michelle A., 1972- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Mortality > Social aspects > Russia (Federation)
Mortality > Russia (Federation) > Psychological aspects.
Marginality, Social > Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1991-
Mortality > trends
Life Expectancy > trends
Social Conditions > trends
Social Marginalization > trends.
Russia
Mortalité > Aspect social > Russie.
Mortalité > Russie > Aspect psychologique.
Russie > Conditions sociales > 1991-
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Statistics.
Marginality, Social.
Mortality > Social aspects.
Social conditions.
Russia (Federation)
Mortalitet > sociala aspekter.
Mortalitet > psykologiska aspekter.
Socialt utstötta.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
Since 1991
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Moscow
  • Paradox
  • War
  • Work
  • Shock
  • Mortality
  • Death of society
  • Freedom
  • Conclusion.