Essays about: "Korean society"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 28 essays containing the words Korean society.

1. 6. The Role of English in South Korean Social Mobility : A Sociolinguistic Study on Korean Native Speakers’ Perspectives, Language Ideologies, and Identities with Respect to English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Danja Schierenbeck; [2022]
   Keywords : Korea; English; Vertical Social Mobility; Identity; Language Ideology; Overt Prestige;

   Abstract : English has been a central language in various sectors of South Korean (henceforth Korean) society for over a century, with historical events and contexts resulting in a glorification of the language as both an essentiality for success and an indicator of superiority and modernity (Park, 2009; Cho, 2017). With English becoming omnipresent in recent times due to an increasing focus on globalisation within Korean society, most families rigorously pursue English education to ensure optimal chances of employment. READ MORE

3. 7. Walking the life path to success: discovering the experiences of job-seeking young adults in Korea

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Jiyoung Yoon; [2022]
   Keywords : job-seeking process; Korean young adults; neoliberalism; survivalism; enterprising self; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the job-seeking experiences of Korean young adults to see how the choices of future careers have been made. Its knowledge was gained by a qualitative research method which interprets the meanings of the participants' experiences. 12 interviews were conducted in total and in-depth narratives were presented to them. READ MORE

4. 8. The time continues

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Soojin Yoon; [2021]
   Keywords : Architecture Design; Relation recovery; how architecture helps society; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The study is about architecture which helps restore disconnected relationship. The site is an empty military base which had been occupied by the U.S army right after the Korean War and has been physically and emotionally disconnected from the city and the citizen. READ MORE

5. 9. Swedish News for Koreans : A study on ethnic media for Koreans in Sweden

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

   Author : Marcus Mosesson; [2020]
   Keywords : Korean community in Sweden; ethnic media; ethnicity; Facebook; news; gatekeeping theory; gatekeeper; gated; media content analysis;

   Abstract : This study investigates a Facebook page named Sŭweden nyusŭ, which stands as an example of ethnicmedia targeting Koreans living in Sweden. Having gatekeeping theory as the theoretical frameworkand using a quantitative-qualitative media content analysis, the study looks at what news topics andnews sources are most used by the page, whether and how the news are presented objectively orsubjectively, as well as how the page’s followers react to the page’s content and how the page’sadministrator deals with these reactions. READ MORE

6. 10. "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