Social shock in transforming Central and Eastern Europe

被引:30
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作者
Berend, Ivan T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Hist, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
poverty; polarization; cultural legacy; value systems; behavioral changes;
D O I
10.1016/j.postcomstud.2007.06.007
中图分类号
D81 [国际关系];
学科分类号
030207 ;
摘要
Central and Eastern European societies, in spite of significant successes of transformation, are in a social shock. Economic hardship, unemployment, lower income and even poverty for many, and social polarization played a role in disappointment. The main reason of social shock, however, was cultural, the sharp collision of state socialist, and traditional values on the one hand and new values and social behavioral requirements on the other. The doors opened widely, but most of the people were frightened to enter into an unknown world. Social-behavioral changes are generations-long processes. (c) 2007 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:269 / 280
页数:12
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