The Quality of Life in Korea: Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives (Hardcover)

Introduction. The Quality of Life in Korea: Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives; Doh Chull Shin, C.P. Rutkowski, Chong-Min Park. I: The Transformation of Korean Life. Demographic Trends and Their Social Implications; Tai-Hwan Kwon. Social Change and Stratification; Doo-Seung Hong. Economic Crisis and Its Consequences; Jiho Jang. Democratization and Its Consequences; Doh Chull Shin, Junhan Lee. Stability and Change in Korean Values; Aie-Rie Lee. II: Quality of Life across Life Domains. Family Structure and Relations; Ok Kyung Yang. Religious Influences on Personal and Societal Well-Being; A. Eungi Kim. Health and Health Care; Soonman Kwon. Educational Attainment and Policy; Junghyo Kim, Junhan Lee. Income, Consumption and Poverty; Joung-Woo Lee. Changing Conditions and Quality of Housing; Jae-Joung Sun, Yun-Hi Won, Choon-Geol Moon. Crime and Crime Control; Hee-Jong Joo. Social Welfare System; Meesook Kim. Quality of Local Government and Democratic Citizenship; Chong-Min Park. Environmental Conditions and Governmental Fiscal Policy; Dong-Ki Min. Media, the Public and Freedom of the Press; Hun Shik Kim. III: Quality of Life across Population Groups. Women in the Workplace: Gender and Wage Differentials; Gyeongjoon Yoo. Quality of Life among Government Employees; Meesook Kim, Kyung-Ho Cho. Value Consensus and Diversity between Generations and Genders; Eun-Yeong Na, J. Duckitt. Patterns of Family Support and the Quality of Life of the Elderly; Ik Ki Kim, Cheong-Seok Kim. Subjective Well-Being among College Students; Kyeong-Ho Cha. IV: The Quality of Korean Life in Comparative Perspective. Objective Quality of Life in Korea and the OECD Countries; Hyun Song Lee. Subjective Quality of Korean Life in 1981 and 2001; Doh Chull Shin, C.P. Rutkowski. Index of Authors Volumes 62 and 63, 2003.