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Without returning to a recent past, one cannot understand how and to what extent, the overthrow of communism in the old Soviet sphere of influence situated in Central and Eastern Europe, has modified the behaviour and portrayal of the family, the discourse and practices on and of the family, the degree of its power as an institution, its place in the hierarchy of values and its relations with the State and the political public-space.
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Mezei, S. (1997). Family Policy in Communist Europe as an Incitement to Passive Citizenship. In: Commaille, J., de Singly, F. (eds) The European Family. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8857-7_16
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