Title:
Social change in Korea / edited by Kim Kyong-dong, The Korea Herald.
Insight into Korea series ;
Insight into Korea series.
Main Entry:
Kyong-dong, Kim 1936- ED.
Korea Herald.
Publisher:
Jimoondang,
Publication Date:
c2008.
Publication Place:
Paju-si :
ISBN:
9788988095287
8988095286
Subject:
Social change -- Korea (South)
Korea (South) -- Social conditions -- 1988-
Korea (South) -- Social policy -- 1988-
Series:
Insight into Korea series ; v. 2
Insight into Korea series.
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Overview -- Social change in Korea: A bird's-eye view -- The main driving forces behind social change --- 2. Demographic and Ecological Base -- Two waves in Korea's population revolution -- Seoul: A magnet for power, wealth, and population -- Changing rural communities -- Climate change tests Korea's adaptability --- 3. Cultural Landscape -- Changing values cause ideological confusion -- The semiotics of cars: We are what we drive -- Korea moving toward a multicultural society --- 4. Principles of Social Organization -- Collectivism vs. individualism -- Korean society caught in post-authoritarianism trap -- Personal ties still important, but patterns changing --- 5. Marriage, Family and Women in Society -- Family values changing - but still conservative -- Changing family and women in the ubiquitous age -- More gender equality, but women still held back -- Dual earners call for family-friendly society -- Homophobia and the snail family in Korea --- 6. Groups, Organizations and Institutions -- Nation witnesses upsurge of civil organizations -- Transparency key to improving social cohesion -- Labor market polarization damages social cohesion -- Changing face of political participation in the era of democratization -- The political economy of educational reform -- Korean religions struggling to be born again -- Koreans worry about insecure lives, uncertain futures -- The causes of Korea's burgeoning crime rate --- 7. Social Stratification and Mobility -- Women's labor participation grows-slowly -- The odyssey of the middle class -- Is Korea's social mobility fluid or locked? -- Inequality persists despite economic success --- 8. Quo Vadis Korea? -- National identity in the age of globalization.
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