«Yes-yes, I remember you! You are our unfortunate family!» 
Discourse formation of contemporary family policy in Russia 
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«Да-да, я вас помню, вы же у нас неблагополучная семья!» Дискурсивное оформление современной российской семейной политики
«Yes-yes, I remember you! You are our unfortunate family!» Discourse formation of contemporary family policy in Russia

Author(s): E. R. Iarskaia-Smirnova
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: family policy; unfortunate families; social services; discourse of social welfare; fertility; demography

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the critical analysis of post-Soviet stage of the national family policy. The rhetoric of official political documents is considered, to study symbolic aspects of family policy and its instrumental sides. The contribution of social security into the social dif-ferentiation is discussed, including such an effect as constructing so called «unfortunate fami-lies» as social work clients. The role of social services in creation of identity of «unfortunate» among the low income household is considered. The analysis is based on the data of interviews and critical overview of discourses in official documents and relevant publications.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 14-25
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian
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