ABSTRACT

The essays in this volume illustrate the kind of expansionary logic that has characterized Soviet reformist thinking in the social sciences in the 1980s. The themes discussed show the wide-ranging and multidisciplinary nature of reformist currents in the Soviet Union.

part I|1 pages

Sociology of Organizations and the “Democratization” of Management

part II|1 pages

On “Democracy” and “Freedom”

part IV|1 pages

Social Psychology and Changes in Values

chapter 16|15 pages

Youth and Labor

Reflections of Sociologists and a Journalist

chapter 17|9 pages

The Psychology of Independence

chapter 18|13 pages

The Relay Race of Generations

Notes on the Upbringing of Youth

chapter 19|15 pages

The Psychology of Social Inertia

chapter 20|11 pages

The Social Personality Type

part V|1 pages

Toward Reform of the Property System