Social change in Korea

Preface
Introduction

1. Overview
Social change in Korea: A bird's-eye view
The main driving forces behind social change

2. Demographic and Ecological Base
Two waves in Korea's population revolution
Seoul: A magnet for power, wealth, and population
Changing rural communities
Climate change tests Korea's adaptability

3. Cultural Landscape
Changing values cause ideological confusion
The semiotics of cars: We are what we drive
Korea moving toward a multicultural society

4. Principles of Social Organization
Collectivism vs. individualism
Korean society caught in post-authoritarianism trap
Personal ties still important, but patterns changing

5. Marriage, Family and Women in Society
Family values changing─but still conservative
Changing family and women in the ubiquitous age
More gender equality, but women still held back
Dual earners call for family-friendly society
Homophobia and the snail family in Korea

6. Groups, Organizations and Institutions
Nation witnesses upsurge of civil organizations
Transparency key to improving social cohesion
Labor market polarization damages social cohesion
Changing face of political participation in the era of democratization
The political economy of educational reform
Korean religions struggling to be born again
Koreans worry about insecure lives, uncertain futures
The causes of Korea's burgeoning crime rate

7. Social Stratification and Mobility
Women's labor participation grows─slowly
The odyssey of the middle class
Is Korea's social mobility fluid or locked?
Inequality persists despite economic success

8. Quo Vadis Korea?
National identity in the age of globalization