Course Schedule
KOR 352 – Class, Gender, and Family in Korea
Gen Ed: Tier 2 Individuals and Societies · Gen Ed Attribute: Writing · Gen Ed Attribute: World Cultures and Societies · Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives, Social Scientist
This course explores Korean society through three central themes: class, gender, and family. Drawing on ethnographic literature, students will examine how social class is shaped, how gender issues are negotiated, and why family remains a vital institution in Korea. By taking this course, students will gain deeper insight into the complexities of modern and contemporary Korean society.
This course explores Korean society through three central themes: class, gender, and family. Drawing on ethnographic literature, students will examine how social class is shaped, how gender issues are negotiated, and why family remains a vital institution in Korea. By taking this course, students will gain deeper insight into the complexities of modern and contemporary Korean society.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Yang, Sunyoung
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- Dates: Mar 15 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
KOR 352 – Class, Gender, and Family in Korea
Gen Ed: Tier 2 Individuals and Societies · Writing Emphasis Course
This course aims to allow students to learn about Korea using the three focuses of class, gender, and family. Reading ethnographic literature will be a tool to understand how class, gender, and family have been formed in Korea. Korea has transformed from one of the world's poorest agriculturally based countries to a postindustrial country in a very short time period. More than 80% of the entire population redefined itself as middle class, which shows Korean people's strong desire for upward mobility. Family has played an important role in realizing upward mobility and forming a middle-class identity. The gender-division of labor based on the separation between public and private spheres has functioned as an effective system for fast economic development while deepening gender discrimination. Marginalization of women has resulted in the abnormal growth of the private sphere where an extremely competitive education system and real estate speculation have been formed as family strategies for upward mobility. The particularity of Korean modernity can be found in the process of the interwoven formation of class, gender, and family.
This course aims to allow students to learn about Korea using the three focuses of class, gender, and family. Reading ethnographic literature will be a tool to understand how class, gender, and family have been formed in Korea. Korea has transformed from one of the world's poorest agriculturally based countries to a postindustrial country in a very short time period. More than 80% of the entire population redefined itself as middle class, which shows Korean people's strong desire for upward mobility. Family has played an important role in realizing upward mobility and forming a middle-class identity. The gender-division of labor based on the separation between public and private spheres has functioned as an effective system for fast economic development while deepening gender discrimination. Marginalization of women has resulted in the abnormal growth of the private sphere where an extremely competitive education system and real estate speculation have been formed as family strategies for upward mobility. The particularity of Korean modernity can be found in the process of the interwoven formation of class, gender, and family.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Yang, Sunyoung
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- Time:
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 12 / 26
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- Section: 201
- Instructor: Yang, Sunyoung
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 12 / 26