The Babushka Phenomenon
The Babushka Phenomenon examines the social production of ageing in post-Soviet Russia, highlighting the role of grandmothers as primary caregivers due to men's traditional estrangement from family life. This expectation places grandmothers, or babushkas, in a position where they prioritise childcar...
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| author | Shadrina, Anna |
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| description | The Babushka Phenomenon examines the social production of ageing in post-Soviet Russia, highlighting the role of grandmothers as primary caregivers due to men's traditional estrangement from family life. This expectation places grandmothers, or babushkas, in a position where they prioritise childcare and housework over their careers, making them unpaid family carers reliant on the state and their children. Anna Shadrina situates older Russian women's experiences within the post-Soviet redefinition of the nation, analysing their portrayal in popular media and biographical narratives of women aged 60 and over in Russia and the UK. It addresses class and racial disparities, noting how some women outsource family duties to less qualified women, and emphasises age as a significant but overlooked axis of social inequality. From a feminist perspective, the book explores citizenship as both a status and a practice of inclusion and exclusion. By focusing on older women's rights to participate in private and public spheres, it discusses the new social inequalities that emerged after the USSR's collapse. Despite prioritising others' interests, older Russian women actively engage in economic citizenship, though their struggles for recognition are often excluded from formal economy and politics. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1668392025-10-01T05:04:28Z The Babushka Phenomenon Shadrina, Anna Babushka identity Older women and informal welfare Post-socialism and grandmothering Putin's Russia Imperialism and ageing Autocratic regimes and ageing Economic citizenship in later life Intimate citizenship in later life Gendered ageism Population ageing and pronatalism thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFX Social attitudes The Babushka Phenomenon examines the social production of ageing in post-Soviet Russia, highlighting the role of grandmothers as primary caregivers due to men's traditional estrangement from family life. This expectation places grandmothers, or babushkas, in a position where they prioritise childcare and housework over their careers, making them unpaid family carers reliant on the state and their children. Anna Shadrina situates older Russian women's experiences within the post-Soviet redefinition of the nation, analysing their portrayal in popular media and biographical narratives of women aged 60 and over in Russia and the UK. It addresses class and racial disparities, noting how some women outsource family duties to less qualified women, and emphasises age as a significant but overlooked axis of social inequality. From a feminist perspective, the book explores citizenship as both a status and a practice of inclusion and exclusion. By focusing on older women's rights to participate in private and public spheres, it discusses the new social inequalities that emerged after the USSR's collapse. Despite prioritising others' interests, older Russian women actively engage in economic citizenship, though their struggles for recognition are often excluded from formal economy and politics. 2025-10-01T05:04:27Z 2025-10-01T05:04:27Z 2025-09-30T08:19:41Z 2025 book ONIX_20250930T101509_9781800089099_11 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/106200 9781800089099 9781800089075 9781800089082 9781800089105 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166839 eng FRINGE open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/106200/1/9781800089099.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781800089099 10.14324/111.9781800089099 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781800089099 9781800089075 9781800089082 9781800089105 London open access |
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| topic | Babushka identity Older women and informal welfare Post-socialism and grandmothering Putin's Russia Imperialism and ageing Autocratic regimes and ageing Economic citizenship in later life Intimate citizenship in later life Gendered ageism Population ageing and pronatalism thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFX Social attitudes |
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