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Shirokanova, A. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
The concept of individualization as "a macrosocial process of modern times" was developed within the framework of general theories in the course of examining and explaining the sociality of the second half of the twentieth century. In the case of U. Beck's theory of risk society, individualization is interpreted as "liberation from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Theories, Individualism, Student Attitudes
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Erokhina, K. S. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
The present era is characterized by scientists' high level of mobility, which is due to the characteristics of science work and its dynamic nature. Scientific activity knows no boundaries, and mobility is a vital factor of the mutual cultural and professional enrichment of scientific communities. The international migration of scientists is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientists, Scientific Research, Competition
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Pakhomova, E. I. – Russian Education and Society, 2007
The early 1990s were marked by the onset of a period of lengthy depopulation in Russia. A number of countries confronted a natural decline in population in the 20th century, in particular Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Sweden. What is specific to Russia, however, is that the depopulation relates to both components of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pregnancy, Mortality Rate, Birth Rate