Marriages in Russia - by Dana Vannoy & Natalia Rimashevskaya & Lisa Cubbins (Hardcover)

About the Book

Researched and written by a collaborative team of Americans and Russians, Marriages in Russia explores the myths and realities of how the first years of market transformation have affected Russian family life. The research project, in which 2418 individual interviews of randomly sampled heterosexual couples are used, was initiated to determine if the relationships between gender attitudes and the relative social statuses of spouses--based on such factors as education, occupational prestige, and income--influence the marital quality spouses experience. Whether these variables are linked to domestic violence, as data show they are in the United States, is also examined. The results are surprising in that they often contradict general beliefs about Russian gender attitudes and gender attributes, and the analysis of these findings is ultimately a fascinating look at the post-Cold War realities of family life in Russia.

Book Synopsis

Researched and written by a collaborative team of Americans and Russians, Marriages in Russia explores the myths and realities of how the first years of market transformation have affected Russian family life. The research project, in which 2418 individual interviews of randomly sampled heterosexual couples are used, was initiated to determine if the relationships between gender attitudes and the relative social statuses of spouses--based on such factors as education, occupational prestige, and income--influence the marital quality spouses experience. Whether these variables are linked to domestic violence, as data show they are in the United States, is also examined. The results are surprising in that they often contradict general beliefs about Russian gender attitudes and gender attributes, and the analysis of these findings is ultimately a fascinating look at the post-Cold War realities of family life in Russia.

Review Quotes

?The research findings presented in Marriages in Russia help enrich our understanding of gender and the family in transitional Russia.?-Slavic Review

?This is an important study...The strengths of this research are many...The audience for this book will include all researchers who are interested in the study of marriages and especially those who work across countries with colleagues to pursue their research agenda. It is an important, well-designed research study that should be a valuable reference to graduate students studying comparative survey methods. Finally, this book belongs in the library of any family scholar with an interest in Russian family life.?-Journal of Marriage and Family

"The research findings presented in Marriages in Russia help enrich our understanding of gender and the family in transitional Russia."-Slavic Review

"This is an important study...The strengths of this research are many...The audience for this book will include all researchers who are interested in the study of marriages and especially those who work across countries with colleagues to pursue their research agenda. It is an important, well-designed research study that should be a valuable reference to graduate students studying comparative survey methods. Finally, this book belongs in the library of any family scholar with an interest in Russian family life."-Journal of Marriage and Family

About the Author

DANA VANNOY is retired Professor of Sociology at the Univeristy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

NATALIA RIMASHEVSKAYA is the Director of the Institute for Socio-Economic Problems of Population, Russian Academy of Science.

LISA CUBBINS is Assistant Professor of Sociology, at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

MARINA MALYSHEVA is Senior Research Associate, Center for Gender Studies and Institute for Socio-Economic Problems of Population at the Russian Academy of Science.

ELENA MESHTERKINA is Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sociology, Russian Academy of Science.

MARINA PISKLAKOVA is Research Associate and Director of the Crisis Center for Women, Institute for Socio-Economic Problems of Population, Russian Academy of Science.