Gurko T.A. Variability of family and reproduction patterns in Russia. In: Urban Development in Russia and China: Patterns of Modernization ... Gurko T.A. Variability of family and reproduction patterns in Russia. In: Urban Development in Russia and China: Patterns of Modernization / [M. K. Gorshkov et al.]; Ed. by M. K. Gorshkov, Li Peilin, P. M. Kozyreva, M. F. Chernysh ; FCTAS RAS. — Moscow: Novyy Chronograph, 2023. Р. 245-271.Глава из книги: Городские миры России и Китая: модернизация и ее влияние: [монография] / М. К. Горшков [и др.]; отв. ред. М. К. Горшков, Ли Пэйлинь, П. М. Козырева, М. Ф. Черныш; ФНИСЦ РАН. – М.: Издательство Новый Хронограф, 2023. – 720 с.ISBN 978-5-89697-415-4DOI 10.19181/monogr.978-5-89697-415-4.2023Posted on site: 19.07.23Текст главы.AbstractThe book is the sixth in the series of publications jointly produced by the Institute of Sociology of Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Sociology of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. It highlights the patterns and problems in various dimensions of urban life – consumption, employment, education, culture, welfare and governance. It addresses historical patterns of urbanization in Russia and China and related issues including the rise of environmental values and behavior. The book provides a perspective on family life, aging and change in social stratifi cation in Russian and Chinese cities. The analysis presented in the book is based on large-scale surveys conducted by Russian and Chinese researchers [monitoring surveys of the Institute of Sociology of FSTAS RAS, Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey – HSE (RLMS-HSE), China Social Survey (CSS)]. The book might be of interest to social scientists and researchers engaged in comparative analysis. It could also inform government offi cials, university lecturers, students and all those who are willing to expand their knowledge of urbanization, Russian and Chinese societies.