Jan. 18, 2008
1st Presenter: Kim, Jigyeong (National Pension Research Institue, South Korea)
2nd Presenter: Kim, Wijeong (Graduate Student, PhD in Sociology Program at Yonsei Univ., South Korea) and Lee, Garam (Graduate Student, MA in Sociology Program at Yonsei Univ., South Korea)
Feb. 15, 2008
The Current State and Urgent Problems of Health Inequality in South Korea
Kang, Yeongho (College of Medicine, Univ. of Ulsan, South Korea)
Mar. 22, 2008
The Current State and Dynamic Change of the Lower-Income Labor Market
Lee, Byung-Hee (Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute, South Korea)
The Housing Policy and Housing Inequality
Chang, Sehun (Professor, Department of Sociology at Dong-A Univ., South Korea)
Apr. 12, 2008
Class and Educational Inequality in South Korea
Shin, Kwang-Yeong (Professor, Department of Sociology at Chung-Ang Univ., South Korea)
May 17, 2008
The effect of temporary position on non-regular workers’ health
Kim, Myeonghui (Professor, Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Eulji Univ., South Korea)
Jul. 2, 2008
Fine Lines at the Bottom: The Near Poor, the Working Poor and the Poorest of the Poor in the U.S
Katherine Newman (Manager, Global Network on Inequality at the Institute for International and Regional Studies, Princeton Univ., U.S.)
Based on the analysis of the gap within the poor, poverty policy needs to serve the different needs of each sub-group of the poor.
Sept. 19, 2008
Local Policy in the Era of Globalization: Criticism on the Local Policy for Balanced National Development of President Roh’s Government
Lee, Yong Sook (Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea Univ., South Korea)
This research points out that in the era of globalization, local policy should be evaluated at the multi-level of the region, nation, and world. It also points out that more discussion on the relationship between social inequality and geographical location is needed in the research of social science.
Oct., 17, 2008
The Wage System of the Companies and the Wage Dispersion within and between the Company/ies.
Han, Joon (Professor, Department of Sociology at Yonsei Univ., South Korea)
Based on the data of the company panel survey, this research analyzes the effect of the performance pay on how workers think of their wage system’s fairness. With this new data, this research tries the multi-level analysis, which analyzes variations both at the company and at the individual level. It is expected that this research’s analysis frame can contribute to a better understanding of the effects and limitations of performance- based human resources management.
Dec. 12, 2008
Equal Pay for Equal Work
Kim, Gyeonghui (Professor, Department of Sociology at Chung-Ang Univ., South Korea)
This research introduces the theoretical concept of ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ and its policy application, especially with the cases of Canada and the U.S. This study contributes to a better understanding of the theoretical and practical basis for the social system that can help realize the ideal of gender equity in the labor market.
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