Health Disparities In Contemporary Korean Society

Author : Sou Hyun Jang
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793632111
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society written by Sou Hyun Jang and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume unveils diverse issues and factors related to health disparities in contemporary Korean Society. It illustrates how economic and social changes unequally impact different subpopulations, including employees, the elderly, children, and immigrants and describes why health policy and intervention is needed now.

Author : Hŭi-yŏn Cho
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415691397
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary South Korean Society written by Hŭi-yŏn Cho and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing importance of the Korean economy in the global arena and the spread of the so-called 'Korean wave' in Asia mean there is an increasing desire to understand contemporary Korean Society. To this end, this book provides a critical and progressive analysis of the diverse issues that impact on and shape contemporary Korean society at both local and national levels. The contributors address issues and movements which include: The state and regime Human rights Gender Civil society and social movements Culture Religion Domestic and migrant labour Welfare The chapters in this volume provide a critical perspective on Korean society, and draw upon interdisciplinary research from across the social sciences. With contributions from leading Korean scholars and academics from around the world, this is a welcome addition to the growing field of Korean Studies, and will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in Korean studies, Korean and Asian culture and society, and Asian studies more generally.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264637389
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rejuvenating Korea: Policies for a Changing Society written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Korean families are changing fast. While birth rates remain low, Koreans are marrying and starting a family later than ever before, if at all. Couple-with-children households, the dominant household type in Korea until recently, will soon make up fewer than one quarter of all households. These changes will have a profound effect on Korea’s future. Among other things, the Korean labour force is set to decline by about 2.5 million workers by 2040, with potential major implications for economic performance and the sustainability of public finances.

Author : Sung-Choon Park
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793634092
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Newcomers and Global Migration in Contemporary South Korea written by Sung-Choon Park and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newcomers and Global Migration in Contemporary South Korea: Across National Boundaries examines the intersections of race, class, gender and inequalities in global migration in contemporary South Korea. The contributors explore South Korean migration policies and study diverse migrants living and working in South Korea as low-wage undocumented workers, refugees, Korean returnees, migrant women married to Korean men, and white professionals. The chapters in this collection make visible the differentiation and divergence of migration experiences due to race, class, gender, and place of origin, which are all also mediated by local inequalities in South Korea.

Author : Anderson Sungmin Yoon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 179363646X
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Korean Americans’ Mental Health written by Anderson Sungmin Yoon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Korean American community is one of the major Asian ethnic subgroups in the United States. Though considered among one of the model minority groups, excelling academically and professionally, members in this community are plagued by unaddressed mental health obstacles. In Understanding Korean Americans’ Mental Health: A Guide to Culturally Competent Practices, Program Developments, and Policies, the editors, Anderson Sungmin Yoon, Sung Seek Moon, and Haein Son, examine a variety of mental health issues in the Korean American community, including depression, suicide, substance abuse, and trauma, and convincingly connect these challenges to cultural stigma and racial prejudice. The editors argue that this population and its mental health needs are neglected by current approaches in mainstream mental health services. Alarmingly, the very cultural values that help make up the Korean American community are contributing to its members’ reluctance to seek care, counting both familial and communal shame among the most pressing culprits. This book supports these claims with statistical realities and seeks to gather the relatively scarce research that does exist on this topic to underscore the heightened prevalence of mental health issues among Korean Americans, and the contributors make recommendations for more culturally competent practices, program developments, and policies.

Author : Martijntje Bakker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134511310
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reducing Inequalities in Health written by Martijntje Bakker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Socio-economic inequalities in health are present to a greater or lesser extent in all European countries and the available data suggests that the health gap is increasing. Many studies have been conducted to explain inequalities in health and from them much has been learnt about the different contributory factors. However, in practice it seems hard to translate the knowledge of causes into effective interventions and policies. Reducing Inequalities in Health: a European Perspective: * brings together an unrivalled collection of contemporary data on successful policies and interventions * compares differences in approach in several European countries * includes recent evaluation studies * discusses conceptual issues for research * provides examples of good and bad practice in Europe * draws out the policy and research implications for the future With contributions from leading researchers in 14 different European countries, this book provides a comprehensive source of reference for the reader interested in what really works in the field of health promotion and what sort of policies reduce the health gap.

Author : Hojeong Lee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793625174
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Korean Digital Diaspora written by Hojeong Lee and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a critical examination of the Korean diaspora in transnational contexts as a case study, Korean Digital Diaspora: Transnational Social Movements and Diaspora Identity unmasks the process of how people of the diaspora have built social interactions and communication with others online, how they have orchestrated social movements, and finally, how they have narrated and reshaped their diaspora identities in their everyday lives. Utilizing an ethnographical approach, including in-depth interviews, participant observation, and a field study in New York City and Philadelphia, Hojeong Lee delineates how digital media technology has expanded into a new form of diaspora, digital diaspora, within the Korean diaspora community, and how it has mobilized the social movements of Korean diaspora members. Accordingly, Korean diaspora members have begun to imagine their community as a transnational global diaspora. Korean Digital Diaspora concludes with an analysis of how the changed attitudes of diaspora members have also influenced how they define themselves and how they are reshaping their diaspora identities. This multi-site, three-year study reveals the nexus of media, individuals, and society, highlighting the transnational social movements of diaspora members.

Author : Jane Yeonjae Lee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793621128
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 1.5 Generation Korean Diaspora written by Jane Yeonjae Lee and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1.5 Generation Korean Diaspora: A Comparative Understanding of Identity, Culture, and Transnationalism provides insights into the contemporary experiences of 1.5 generation Korean immigrants around the world. By exploring Korean emigrants’ lives in host locations such as Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, Auckland, Argentina, and Deluth, the contributors study the inherent complexities of being a 1.5 generation immigrant and show that 1.5 generation immigrants are a unique group that deserves further study. The contributors analyze key issues, such as the 1.5 generation’s identity negotiations, their occupational trajectories, the role of ethnic communities and institutions, changing values of love and marriage, the cultural tension involved in parenthood, their health needs and services, and ethnic and transnational entrepreneurship.

Author : Jaehyeon Jeong
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793600805
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Korean Food Television and the Korean Nation written by Jaehyeon Jeong and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the historical development of Korean food TV and its articulation of Koreanness in the era of globalization. Jaehyeon Jeong defines the evolution of Korean food TV as an outcome of the conjuncture between the television industry’s structural changes, the shift in food’s landscape and cultural legitimacy, and various sociocultural, political, and economic transformations. In addition, Jeong reveals how the state appropriates the banality of food to raise South Korea’s global image and how it utilizes domestic television to disseminate statist discourse of the nation. Understanding discourses of national cuisine as reflective of and formative of discourses of the nation, he argues that the growth of discourses of national cuisine is symptomatic of the struggle for nationness in a globalized world.

Author : Hojeong Lee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 179364229X
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Media, Online Activism, and Social Movements in Korea written by Hojeong Lee and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Media, Online Activism, and Social Movements in Korea deepens the current understanding of online activism and its impacts on society by highlighting how various forms of social movements have been mobilized in Korea. Through exploring movements in Korea such as political participation based on SNS, the 2008 U.S. beef protests, and the 2016-2017 candlelight vigils, the contributors study the intersection of digital media platforms, current trends, and social, cultural, and political conditions within Korean society. Using a wide range of events and movements, this book analyzes how people have utilized the development of digital media to facilitate social movements and effect social change.