Family Flashcards
Family code of 1918
Woemn more rightd in marriage
Divorce easier
Abortion legalised
How many marriages led to divorce in Moscow?
50%
In Moscow, abortions outnumbered live births by…
3:1
What did Stalin’s laws do?
More conservative and restored importance of traditional family
Some measures Stalin
Divorce more expensive 4 - 50
Gay illegal
Anortion outlawed
But pregg women guaranteed job security and right for lighter work
Maternity leave extended 16 weeks and more resources for creches and day care centres nurseries doubled 1928-30
How were traditional values reasserted and strengthening of family
Awards for mother heroines 10 or more kids
Tax on single ppl to encourage marriage
Divorce made more complicated
How were women viewed under Khrushchev?
Women encouraged to care for the family and look after the household, as well as undertake full employ, double burden
How did Khrushchev lessen strain on the family?
Increased provision of social benefits like housing and childcare.
What was the problem with K’s social benefits?
Inadequate and women encouraged to care for kids
Another method that reduced strain on family?
Abortion legalised in 1955 to reduce financial strain
What continuation occurred under Brez and Khrush?
Social policy and promotion of the family
What was different Khrush-Brez?
Govt’s awareness of social problems and attempts to address them
By 1982, what had the rate of population growth declined to?
0.8%
In 1970, how many children did avg family have?
2.4
What did declining population growth put pressure on?
Economically productive members of fam to support old and sick
What was discussed in early 1980s?
Use differentiated family allowances to encourage bigger families and ‘birth incentives’
To give women several yrs off work after giving birth
What happened after the sustained progress in the provision of housing in 1970s?
Less strained relationships, single-family occupancy of apartments and flats
What was still an issue in terms of housing?
Overcrowding
By the end of 1982, how much litres of spirits was the avg Soviet adult consuming?
18 litres of spirit, nearly double figure for 1970
How many deaths did alcohol play a role in early 1980s? The
Quarter of all deaths
How did alcoholism undermine the family and what did govt do abt it?
High lvls of domestic abuse and divorce
Health campaigns warning abt danger but shops rarely short of cheap vodka
What was done in an effort to combat marriages made in haste?
The Family Code of 1968 required couples to give 1 month’s notice before a wedding could take place.
What were the restrictions made to divorce?
Illegal to divorce preg woman or within year of birth of child
Why were there restrictions on divorce?
Over 1/3 of all marriages ended in divorce
