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Russia's abandoned children : an intimate understanding /

Fujimura takes us across history and into Russian society, its orphanages and shelters, and along the streets of the nation to see how abandoned children are stigmatized and shunned. Readers come to understand how and why these children, left orphans by death or by choice, form their own culture to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fujimura, Clementine K., 1965-
Otros Autores: Stoecker, Sally W., Sudakova, Tatyana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: Entering the Doorway to Abandoned Russia; Chapter 1 Institutionalized, Neglected Orphans; Chapter 2 Victims of a Failed System, or Cold Cultural Beliefs?; Chapter 3 Many Forms of Abandonment; Chapter 4 Moscow's Homeless Children; Chapter 5 The Lure of the City; Chapter 6 Domestic Violence Contributing to Child Homelessness; Chapter 7 Options for the Abandoned Child; Conclusion: Their World Still with Secrets and Sorrow; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.