How the Soviet System Works: Cultural, Psychological, and Social Themes

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I. Introductory -- 1.the Harvard Project On The Soviet Social System, And Its Data -- Part Ii. Operating Characteristics Of The Soviet System -- 2.a Brief Review Of The Formal Characteristics Of The System -- 3.creating And Maintaining Myths -- 4.planning And Controlling -- 5.problem Solving, The Overcommitment Of Resources, And Storming -- 6.refusal To Allow Independent Concentrations Of Power -- 7. Terror And Forced Labor -- 8.informal Adjustive Mechanisms -- 9.rigidity-flexibility -- 10.caution At Major Risks In Foreign Affairs -- Part Iii. The Individual In Soviet Society -- 11.soviet Policy Toward The Individual -- 12.sources Of Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction -- 13.attitudes Toward The Soviet System -- 14.attitudes Toward The West -- 15.some Aspects Of Russian National Character -- 16.political Loyalty Of Individuals -- Part Iv. Social And Psychological Characteristics Of Specific Groups -- 17.the Ruling Elite -- 18.the Intelligentsia -- 19.the Peasants -- 20.the Workers -- 21.generational Differences -- 22.nationality Groups -- Part V. Conclusions -- 23.summary -- 24.some Evaluations By The Authors -- 25.some Forecasts By The Authors -- Appendix. Reports And Publications Of The Harvard Project On The Soviet Social System -- References -- Index Raymond A. Bauer, Clyde Kluckhohn, Alex Inkeles. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.