Essays about: "Korean society"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the words Korean society.

1. 11. In-between the National and the Foreigner: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the “half-bloods” in South Korean Newspaper

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

   Author : Hyun Jun Kim; [2020]
   Keywords : Mixed-race; South Korea; discourse analysis; news papers; pure-bloodism;

   Abstract : This paper seeks to examine how South Korea news medias portrayed mixed-race South Koreans in Korean society by checking articles from the newspapers Dong-A Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun. The paper explores the process of formation of discourse on mixed-race in South Korea, and the contextual background that related to it by analysing about 800 newspaper articles from 1950 to 2019 through critical discourse analysis. READ MORE

3. 12. 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. 13. 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

5. 14. The "Baby box", an issue or solution to child abandonment in South Korea

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för koreanska

   Author : Isabella Sjöstrand; [2018]
   Keywords : South Korea; Baby box; Single mother; Adoption; Confucianism; Sydkorea; Bebislucka; Ensamståendemödrar; Adoption; Konfucianism;

   Abstract : A few years ago South Korea got a lot of attention from abroad. The phenomenon called “Baby box” emerged in modern society and gave mothers a place to abandon their baby in a safe environment. READ MORE

6. 15. Stress in High School - A Comparison between South Korea and Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

   Author : Caroline Rystedt; [2018]
   Keywords : Stress; high school; coping; stressors; internet survey; suicide; adolescents;

   Abstract : Author: Caroline RystedtTitle: Stress in High School - A Comparison between South Korea and Sweden Supervisor: Gabriel Jonsson This thesis aims at learning about stress-related issues that affect high school students in South Korea and Sweden through survey studies, and ultimately finding possible solutions to tackle them. The quantitative, qualitative and comparative research methods were utilised to achieve the objectives. READ MORE