Essays about: "south korea culture"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the words south korea culture.

1. 6. "Stuck in Hel Joseon"

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Ella Holttinen; [2020]
   Keywords : South Korea; Hel Joseon; millennials; compressed modernity; Confucianism; neoliberalism; human capital; achievement society; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : South Korea is well known for its development miracle: the nation has managed to develop from the state of extreme poverty to the World´s 12th largest economies in a period of five decades. However, the negative consequences and side effects of this rapid growth, and issues of the contemporary Korean society has been less discussed, especially from the perspective of the Korean youth. READ MORE

3. 7. The Korean Tattoo Culture : An Historical Overview on the Development and Shift of Perception on Tattoos in Korean Society

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för koreanska

   Author : Friederike Glietsch; [2020]
   Keywords : Tattoo; Tattoo history; Tattoo punishment; Korean Society; Koryŏ; Chosŏn; Korea; Tatuering; Tatueringens historia; Tatuering straff; Koreas samhälle; Koryŏ; Chosŏn; Korea;

   Abstract : This study aims to analyze the development and shifts in perception of the tattoo practice. For centuries, the negative image of tattoos has been manifested in Korean society and has only shown visible changes in the past two decades. In recent years, the topic of tattoos in South Korea has become notably more popular and broadly discussed. READ MORE

4. 8. Following the Hallyu : Korean Imaginations in Swedish Adults

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Martin Edström; [2020]
   Keywords : Korean wave; Hallyu; imagination; South Korea; anthropology; global mobility; language program;

   Abstract : This paper is an empirical study examining the reasoning behind Swedish adults’ choices of attending Korean language programs in the Republic of Korea. By using anthropological modes of inquiry and methods such as participant observation and different qualitative interviews, the focus of the research is on the mental processes behind these choices. READ MORE

5. 9. Grandma on YouTube: a case study of the older female YouTuber Korea Grandma

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Min Joo Kim; [2020]
   Keywords : micro-celebrity; older adults; older women; ageism; gendered; YouTube; South Korea; Korea Grandma; granfluencer; silver creator; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Older women have long been invisible and marginalized in society and culture at large because of the ‘gendered’ ageist stereotypes towards them. Especially, ageist stereotypes towards older women have been reinforced by their invisibility and stereotypical portrayals in traditional media. READ MORE

6. 10. The Underlying Factors Contributing to a Lack of Social Acceptance Against the Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Comparative Study Between South Korea and Japan

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : El Sayed Camilia; [2019]
   Keywords : Sexual and Gender Minorities; LGBT Social Acceptance; Comparative Method; South Korea; Japan;

   Abstract : In this thesis I am putting the sexual and gender minorities in South Korea and Japan under the limelight. I am discussing the topic of LGBT social acceptance, and the connection between the level of social acceptance and how the sexual and gender minorities have been perceived through history, and are currently being perceived within the law, culture and religion, politics, and Socio-economic areas in South Korea and Japan. READ MORE