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The theory of lack of a social basis for conflict between generations in socialist society implied that young people did their parents’ bidding, followed the common good (social altruism) and imitated the adult way of life:
Soviet scholars study the social outlook of young people, their orientations, interests and requirements. And the results invariably testify that contemporary Soviet youth possesses the remarkable qualities of being true to communist ideals, dedicated to the interests of socialist society, and shows an ever mounting social activity.1
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Semyonova, V. (1992). Changing Attitudes to Delinquency. In: Riordan, J. (eds) Soviet Social Reality in the Mirror of Glasnost. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22249-0_10
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