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Parents, Children, and Alcohol.
Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Reports on Soviet parents' responses to a 1986 survey concerning parental influence on children and alcohol use. Points out that most parents perceive the link between their own alcohol use and children's drinking but cultural traditions and alcoholic habits often preclude change. Notes parents' opinions on effectiveness of governmental and school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Children
Why Do They Drink?
Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Compares opinions of students from secondary, vocational, and technicums technical schools in the USSR on why Soviet students drink alcohol. Reasons include companionship, celebrations, curiosity, and imitation. Investigates gender differences. Underscores student naivete about alcohol's effects. Indicates discrepancies between students' stated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Comparative Analysis
High-Risk Groups.
Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Posits reasons for accelerated alcohol use and accompanying personality changes among Soviet adolescents. Analyzes the relationship between difficult family environment and poor academic performance. Contends that students who are alienated from school seek to meet needs in antisocial groups where the frequency of drinking to excess often produces…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior