South Korea under compressed modernity : familial political economy in transition / Chang Kyung-Sup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chang, KyoÌng-soÌp., author.

Series:

Routledge advances in Korean studies ; 19.

Routledge advances in Korean studies ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Korea (South).

Social change.

Families--Korea (South).

Families.

Korea (South)--Social conditions--1988-.

Korea (South).

Korea (South)--Civilization--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2010.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans' life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived social theories or culturalist arguments. Nor can various globally eye-catching traits of this society in industrial work, education, popular culture, and a host of other areas be analyzed without developing innovative conceptual tools and theoretical frameworks designed to tackle the South Korean uniqueness directly. This book provides a fascinating account of South Korean society and its contemporary transformation. Focusing on the family

Contents:

Compressed modernity and its familial basis

Accidental pluralism

The social investment family and educational politics

The nuclear family and welfare politics

Women's labor and gendered industrialization

The peasant family and rural-urban relations

Chaebol : the logic of familial capitalism

Politics of defamiliation

The sustainability crisis of familial modernity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-174) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-99025-9

1-136-99026-7

1-282-58704-8

9786612587047

0-203-85439-X

9780203854396

OCLC:

630537822