Culture And Society Flashcards
How were women encouraged to go back to work
Sex discrimination was outlawed, divorce and abortions made easier, the family was regarded as a relic of bourgeoisie society and women took jobs alongside men
How were women portrayed in the media and was the a psotivive or negative thing
In films and art, women were portrayed in a feminine family women with adoring children
Were the changes for women postiive or negative
Women were banned from abortions and very little support was given towards mothering- they were essentially imprisoned in society with adultery criminalized and against prostitution and homosexuality
How did opportunities for women improve under Stalin
Numbers for working women in factories kept increasing and divorce rates remained high at aroun 37%- 1934. Marriage went downhill and strikes in revolt for women suppression began
Define socialist man and women
A person who was publicly engaged and committed to the community
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What did Stalin have destroyed in 1939
During great purges, many of his opposition
‘Religion is opium of society’
Marx believed that religion had a certain practical functions in society that were similar to the function of opium in a sick or injured person
Do you think Stalin went too far in his control of the church
Banned propaganda and other religious forms like prayer but could not fully get away
Was religion hard to squash
For all its efforts, the regime found it impossible t ill off religious belief and observance
Was Stalins religiouspolicies paranoia
Many priests were victims of purges, accused involvement, and large numbers went to the gulags
What organization did writers have to Join
The writers union
How many churches were closed under Stalin
40,000 Christian and 25000 Muslim
How much of an impact do you think Trofim Lysenko had
If human beings acquired the right characteristics, they could be passed onto the next gen but was not discredited and undermined by Stalins own warnings that a soviet state became more successful
What did the bolsheviks believe about religion
Hostile to all forms of traditional religion and oppose any ideology or doctrine that was not Marxist
What impact do you think Komsomol hadon the societmen or women
