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Introduction
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Korea: A Brief History
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Understanding Korean Culture: Symbols,
Language and Norms
Required Readings: Carl, John D. Chapter
3 (Culture).
Kendall, Diana. Culture.
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Understanding Korean Culture:
Shamanism
Required Readings: Moon, Sang-hi. Shamanism in Korea.
Moon, Sang-hi. Shamanism and the Mental Structure of Koreans.
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Understanding Korean Culture:
Confucianism
Required Readings: Koh, Byung-ik. Confucianism in Contemporary
Korea.
Kim, Kwang-ok. 1996. The Reproduction of
Confucian Culture in Contemporary Korea.
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Korean
Family
Required Readings:
Carl, John D. Chapter 14 (Marriage and
Family).
Kweon, Sug-In. The Extended family in
contemporary Korea—Korea Journal 38(3).
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Gender Inequality in
Korea
Required Readings: Carl, John D. Chapter 11 (Gender
Stratification).
Cho, Uhn. Gender Inequality and Patriarchal Order Reexamined.
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Religion in Korea
Required Readings: Carl, John D, pp. 270-276.
Kim, Andrew. 2002. Characteristics of Religious Life in South
Korea: A Sociological Survey.
Baker, Don. Modernization and Monotheism: How Urbanization and
Westernization have transformed the religious landscape of
Korea.
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The Christianization of
Korea
Required Readings: Kim, Andrew. Protestantism in Korea and
Japan from the 1880s to the 1940s:
A Comparative Study of Differential Cultural Reception and Social
Impact.
Lee,
Won-Gue. A Sociological Study on the Factors of Church Growth and
Decline in Korea.
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Education in Korea: Achievements &
Challenges
Required Readings: Kim, Young-hwa. 2000. Concurrent Development of
Education Policy and Industrialization Strategies in Korea
(1945-95):
A Historical
Perspective.
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Urbanization in Korea
Required Readings: Kye-Choon Ahn. Population Changes and
Urbanization..
Kwon, Tai-hwan. The trends and patterns of urbanward migration in
Korea, 1960-1985.
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Economic Development of
Korea
Required Readings: Carl, John D. Chapter 16 (Economy and
Politics).
Eckert,
Carter et al. Economic development in historical
perspective,1945-1990.
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Anti-Americanism in Korea: The Changing Attitude of
Koreans Toward the U.S.
Required Readings: Gweon, Yong-Lib. The Changing Perception of
America in South Korea.
Lee, Sook-jong. Anti-Americanism in Korean Society: A
Survey-based Analysis
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Aging
Required Readings: Carl, John D. Chapter 12 (Aging and
Health).
Eun, Gisoo. Population Aging and Social Strategies for Aging Problems
in Korea.
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Multiculturalism as a Social Fact in
Korea
Required Readings: Carl, John D. Chapter 10 (Race and Ethnic
Stratification).
Kim, Eungi. Global Migration and South Korea.
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