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- Title
The Changing Faces of Inequality in South Korea in the Age of Globalization.
- Authors
Koo, Hagen
- Abstract
The social and cultural landscape of inequality in South Korea has changed significantly in the recent period. This article investigates the emerging pattern of social inequality in South Korea since the financial crisis in 1997-1998, focusing on changes in three major areas of social life: work, consumption, and education. The general trend of change has been increasing job insecurity for white-collar workers, the rise of consumption as a dominant basis of class distinction, and the intensification and globalization of educational pursuits. The study explores how these changes are connected to the globalization process and how South Korea's middle class is being transformed in this process.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; EQUALITY; SOCIAL attitudes; MANNERS &; customs; FINANCIAL crises; SOCIAL science research; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIAL classes; GLOBALIZATION
- Publication
Korean Studies, 2007, Vol 31, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0145-840X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/ks.2008.0018