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- Title
Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Gender on Valued Qualities and Future Success in South Korea.
- Authors
Sungwon Kim
- Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine stereotypes related to gender and socioeconomic status among college students in Korea (N= 488) where values, gender norms, and paths to success are rapidly changing. Each respondent read a vignette about a hypothetical student whose gender and socioeconomic status were manipulated, and was asked a series of question regarding the hypothetical student's personal qualities, hopes for going and living abroad, current achievement, and future educational and employment success. We found salient SES differences but very few gender differences. High-SES students who possessed qualities valued in Western countries (tolerance, self-expression, imagination) were more likely to be seen to succeed academically and employment-wise, have more experience and desire to study abroad, and ultimately have more agency in their daily lives. Traditionally positive qualities associated with East Asian countries (independence, hard work, thrift, determination/perseverance, feeling of responsibility) were attributed to low-SES students.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; SOCIOECONOMIC status; GENDER; WESTERN countries; SOCIAL norms; COLLEGE students; IMAGINATION; GENDER stereotypes
- Publication
Korea Observer, 2021, Vol 52, Issue 4, p733
- ISSN
0023-3919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29152/KOIKS.2021.52.4.733