Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 537 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2070 g
Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives
Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 537 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2070 g
Reihe: Social Indicators Research Series
ISBN: 978-1-4020-0947-1
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
This is the first volume ever published to examine the objective and subjective qualities of Korean life from both comparative and dynamic perspectives. It presents non-Western policy alternatives to enhancing the quality of citizens' lives, distinguishing Korea as an Asian model of economic prosperity and political democracy.
The book is intended for academics, policy makers and the general public interested in recent developments in Korea.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Humanbiologie Physische Anthropologie, Paläoanthropologie, Evolutionäre Anthropologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
Weitere Infos & Material
The Quality of Life in Korea: Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives.- I. The Transformation of Korean Life.- Demographic Trends and Their Social Implications.- Social Change and Stratification.- Economic Crisis and Its Consequences.- Democratization and Its Consequences.- Stability and Change in Korean Values.- II. Quality of Life Across Life Domains.- Family Structure and Relations.- Religious Influences on Personal and Societal Well-Being.- Health and Health Care.- Educational Attainment and Policy.- Income, Consumption, and Poverty.- Changing Conditions and Quality of Housing.- Crime and Crime Control.- Social Welfare System.- Quality of Local Government and Democratic Citizenship.- Environmental Conditions and Governmental Fiscal Policy.- Media, The Public, and Freedom of the Press.- III. Quality of Life Across Population Groups.- Women in the Workplace: Gender and Wage Differentials.- Quality of Life Among Government Employees.- Value Consensus and Diversity Between Generations and Genders.- Patterns of Family Support and the Quality of Life of the Elderly.- Subjective Weil-Being Among College Students.- IV. The Quality of Korean Life in Comparative Perspective.- Objective Quality of Life in Korea and the OECD Countries.- Subjective Quality of Korean Life in 1981 and 2001.
