A contemporary portrait of life in Korea : researching recent social and political trends / / edited by Jibum Kim

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 306.095195
• Soggetto geografico: Korea (South) Social conditions 1988-; Korea (South) Social life and customs
• Persona (resp. second.): KimJibum
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Democracy and National Identity in South Korea After 1987 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Democracy and Nationalism -- 3 South Korea Before 1987: A Brief Overview -- 4 Sources and Analytic Strategies -- 5 Trends in National Identity: Rising Civic Basis -- 5.1 Trends in Ethnic and Civic National Identity -- 5.2 Immigration and National Identity -- 5.3 North Korea -- 6 National Pride and Citizens' Rights and Duties -- 7 National Identity and Citizens' Duties: Conscription and Citizenship -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Living Together with Unease-Koreans' Perception of and Attitudes Toward Immigrants -- 1 "Immigration Nation" on the Horizon -- 2 Increasing and Diversifying Foreign Residents -- 2.1 Marriage Migrants and Their Families: Concerned About Generational Poverty, But We Are Still Cold and Callous -- 2.2 Migrant Workers: They Want to Put Down Roots, But We Don't Know Them Well -- 2.3 Foreign Nationals: Can We Ever Live Together as the Same Koreans? -- 3 Changes in Koreans' Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward Immigrants -- 4 Uneasy Expectations. But it's Not Their Problems -- References -- 3 Religious Landscape in Korea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Religions in Korea: Folk Religion, Buddhism, Confucianism, Catholicism, and Protestantism -- 3 Religious Belief, Practice, and Attitude -- 3.1 Religious Affiliation -- 3.2 Religious Participation: Church/Temple Attendance -- 3.3 Religious Affiliation, Church Attendance, Strength of Affiliation by Cohorts -- 3.4 Religious Leaders/Religious Organizations -- 3.5 Attitudes Toward Religious Groups -- 3.6 Religious Beliefs -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Trends in Gender Role Attitudes in South Korea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Measurement of Gender-Role Attitudes in Surveys -- 3 Data, Variables and Methods -- 3.1 Trends in Gender-Role Attitudes. ; 3.2 Trends in Gender-Role Attitudes by Gender -- 3.3 Trends in Gender-Role Attitudes by Birth Cohort -- 3.4 Socio-Demographic Correlates of Gender-Role Attitudes -- 4 Discussion and Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- 5 Familism in South Korea, 2006-2016 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Social Changes in Korea Since the Start of the 21st Century -- 2.1 Demographic Changes -- 2.2 Feminism -- 2.3 Individualism -- 2.4 Familism -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 Data and Sample -- 3.2 Measures -- 3.3 Plans for Analysis -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Descriptive Statistics -- 4.2 Changes in Familism Between 2006 and 2016 -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Family-Related Values in South Korea: Temporal Changes and Cross-National Differences -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Perspective: Values Change and Economic Conditions -- 3 Multiple Aspects of Family Values, Cohort Changes, and Gender Differences -- 4 Data and Methods -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Descriptive Analysis -- 5.2 OLS Regression-Financial Support of Elderly Parents -- 5.3 OLS Regression-Marriage -- 5.4 OLS Regression-Children -- 5.5 OLS Regression-Gender Difference in Age Gradient -- 6 Summary and Implications -- References -- 7 Stratification and Economic Inequality in South Korea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Income Inequality and Changes in Socioeconomic Status -- 2.1 Economic Development and Changes in Household Income Inequality -- 2.2 Subjective Class Identification -- 2.3 Perception on Income Inequality and Conflicts Between Classes -- 3 Fairness of Economic Rewards -- 4 Intergenerational Mobility -- 4.1 Intergenerational Mobility in Education -- 4.2 Standard-of-Living Compared to the Previous Generation -- 5 Stratification in Subjective Well-Being -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Embedded Economy and Work: Expectations and Fulfillments Before and After 1997. ; 1 Introduction: Embeddedness, Multiplicity, Life Values, and Work Values -- 2 The Restructuring (Dis-embedding and Re-embedding) of the Korean Economy Around 1997 -- 2.1 Dis-embedding/Re-embedding the Economic and the Political: The New Political-Economy -- 2.2 Dis-embedding/Re-embedding the Economic and the Social: The New Social-Economy -- 3 Values of Life and Values of Work Before and After 1997 -- 3.1 Life Values: The Importance of Work/Economy Vis-À-Vis Other Values in Life -- 3.2 Life Values: Satisfaction of the Value of Work Vis-À-Vis Other Values -- 3.3 Work Values: Importance of Different Values in Work and Their Associations -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Interpersonal Trust and Its Associations with Respondents' Community Characteristics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overall Trends of Interpersonal Trust in South Korea -- 3 Interpersonal Trust and Social Disorganization Theory -- 4 Challenges for Community-Level Studies in South Korea -- 5 Data Linkage and Estimation -- 5.1 Variables in Use -- 5.2 Estimation Methods -- 6 Determinants of Interpersonal Trust in Seoul -- 7 Discussions -- References -- 10 Changing Perceptions of Societal Trust Among Koreans: Relative Deprivation, Downward Mobility, and Sociotropic Concern -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Determinants of Trust -- 3 Research Hypotheses and Questions -- 4 Data, Variables and Methods -- 5 Results from Multilevel Modeling -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Social Welfare Attitudes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Attitudes About Welfare Expenditure -- 3 Attitudes About the Responsibility of the Government -- 4 Tax Attitudes -- 5 Welfare Schema -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 12 South Koreans' Attitudes Toward North Korea and Reunification, 2003-2018 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 North-South Relations Since 2003 -- 2.1 The Sunshine Policy: Kim Dae-Jung and Roh Moo-Hyun (1998-2007). ; 2.2 The End of the Sunshine Policy: Lee Myung-Bak and Park Geun-Hye (2008-2016) -- 2.3 Revival of the Sunshine Policy: Moon Jae-In (2017-Present) -- 3 Data -- 4 Public Attitudes Toward North Korea: A Trend -- 5 Results from Multivariate Analyses -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix -- References -- The Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book delves into the values, attitudes, and behaviours of Koreans over the course of the past twenty years. Compiled by leading Korean scholars, the book uses the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS), the most comprehensive source of information detailing recent continuity and change in Korea, and addresses a diverse, wide-range of topics such as nationalism, familyism, social inequality, politics, religion, welfare, trust, attitudes towards North Korea, and attitudes towards sex. These issues, in continuously shaping and influencing the lives of Koreans, deserve further examination so as to fully grasp a deeper understanding of Korean contemporary culture. Each chapter covers an overview of background information about the chapter subject and then compares Korean attitudes to those of other countries, drawing on cross-national data derived from sources such as the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) and the East Asian Social Survey (EASS). It collates this data and then unpacks it to demonstrate trends and how they are impacted by stability or change. Despite the rapid economic development and democratization in Korea, it remains difficult to pinpoint common denominators regarding recent social trends in Korea, and there are surprisingly few books that present a current, nuanced, and empirically substantiated scholarly depiction of Koreans and their social issues. This book fills this gap in serving as an indispensable reference for students and scholars interested in the diverse issues in Korean society.
• Titolo autorizzato: A Contemporary Portrait of Life in Korea
• ISBN: 981-9958-29-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910754094603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II