Privilege and Anxiety : : The Korean Middle Class in the Global Era / / Hagen Koo.
In Privilege and Anxiety, Hagen Koo examines what has happened to the Korean middle class in the era of rapid globalization and demonstrates that the middle class has experienced significant changes in its social character. The middle classes in most advanced economies today are frequently described...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (162 p.) :; 1 map, 13 charts |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction: The Fractured Middle -- 1. The Rise and Fall of the Korean Middle Class -- 2. Rising Inequality -- 3. Consumption and Class Distinction -- 4. Class Making, Gangnam Style -- 5. Educational Class Struggle -- 6. In Pursuit of Global Education -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | In Privilege and Anxiety, Hagen Koo examines what has happened to the Korean middle class in the era of rapid globalization and demonstrates that the middle class has experienced significant changes in its social character. The middle classes in most advanced economies today are frequently described as being "squeezed" and "shrinking." Globalization has inserted an "axis of polarization" into the middle class, separating a small minority that benefits from the globalized economy from the large majority that suffers from it. This internal differentiation generates a challenging dynamic within Korean society, as the newly affluent seek to distinguish themselves from the rest of the middle class, to establish a new, privileged, class position. Privilege and Anxiety explores how these tensions play out in three areas: consumption and lifestyle, residential differentiation, and education. In all three areas, the dominant orientation of the affluent middle class is to preserve their newfound privilege and pass it onto their children, causing much disaffection and anxiety to the less fortunate members. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501764936 9783110751826 9783110993899 9783110994810 9783110992960 9783110992939 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781501764936 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Hagen Koo. |