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The subtitle of this book is overambitious. The aim of the Alts' study was to portray the impact upon the character of the individual of the entire Soviet system, of which child rearing and education are a part.
The authors raised a number of questions. Are adults in the USSR more unselfish, more willing to sacrifice personality for the community than in Western cultures, in particular in the USA? What psychiatric problems are found? How are these handled?
The Alts twice visited Russia, in 1956 and 1959. They have drawn upon works published over many years on changes in the