Socialism, Politics, and Equality : Hierarchy and Change in Eastern Europe and the Ussr

Studies three issues; socialism, in the shape of political economic systems of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; politics, and how it has shaped this socialism; and equality, in the areas of power, prestige, material possessions and the opportunity to strive for these. Contents Preface Prologue Chapter One: Equality as an Issue Chapter Two: Tradition, Deference, and Egalitarianism Chapter Three: Old Hierarchy and New Chapter Four: Socialism, Revolution, and Mobility Chapter Five: Contemporary Mobility: Aspirations, Barriers, Outcomes Chapter Six: The Stratification of Incomes Chapter Seven: The Structure of Socialist Households Chapter Eight: Socialism and Hierarchy in Perspective Epilogue Notes Index