Sökning: "compressed modernity"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden compressed modernity.

  1. 1. "Stuck in Hel Joseon"

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Ella Holttinen; [2020]
    Nyckelord :South Korea; Hel Joseon; millennials; compressed modernity; Confucianism; neoliberalism; human capital; achievement society; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  2. 2. ‘Hell Joseon’ - Tales from a South Korean Youth Trapped Between Past and Present

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Författare :Johan Cornelis Schoonhoven; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Compressed modernity; Hell Joseon; Youth; South Korea; Modernization; Inequality; Gender; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis takes its outset in the newly coined expression ‘Hell Joseon’ used by the youth in South Korea. ‘Hell Joseon’ is a comparison between today’s society and the pre-modern Joseon Dynasty. By asking “what are the main characteristics of life in ‘Hell Joseon’ from a youth perspective?”, I arrive at the following conclusion. LÄS MER