Colloquium in Oct. 2022 Yoo, Samhyeon (Professor, Department of Sociology at Hanyang Univ., South Korea) The share of immigrant population has increased in South Korea since the early 1990s. The fertility of immigrants is one of the important factors contributing to the population change. However, few data are available on Read more…
Colloquium in Sept. 2022 Chang, Han Il (Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations at Kookmin Univ., South Korea) Using survey data collected in 2021 and 2022, this study analyzes gender differences in authoritarian attitudes between the young (born after 1980) and the middle-aged (born in the year between Read more…
Colloquium in Jun. 2022 Hwang, Jisoo (Professor, College of Liberal Studies at Seoul National Univ., South Korea) This study analyzes trends in cohort fertility in South Korea. With census and vital statistics data, the study analyzes the fertility-related intensive margin (timing of childbearing and number of children) and extensive margin Read more…
Colloquium in May 2022 Lee, Yeonjin (Professor, Dept. of Sociology at Kookmin Univ., South Korea) Among all OECD countries, South Korean older adults work until the latest age. We investigate the extent to which work experiences over the life course and family circumstances can be associated with older workers’ incentives Read more…
Colloquium in Apr. 2022 Kim, Kwanwook (Professor, Dept. of Cultural Anthropology at Duksung Women’s Univ., South Korea) The primary goal of this study is to address changes in the working environment of call center during the COVID–19 crisis. Furthermore, it intends to discuss that the health of counselors in this Read more…
Colloquium in Mar. 2022 Kim, Harris Hyun-Soo (Professor, Dept. of Sociology at Ewha Womans Univ., South Korea) and Yool Choi (Professor, Dept. of Sociology at Chung-Ang Univ., South Korea) This study examines the role of environmental contexts in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. By using multilevel models, the study Read more…
Colloquium in Feb. 2022 Kim, Joeun (Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea) The purpose of this study is to examine whether and how job demands, as measured through distinct combinations of work hours and work schedules, are associated with young people’s marital intentions in Korea, a Read more…
Colloquium in Jan. 2022 Lee, Sang-Jic (Researcher, National Assembly Futures Institute, South Korea) This study investigates structural changes in transition to adulthood between the year 1998 and 2017, during which Korean society went through changes in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis. The study’s research question is how and Read more…
Colloquium in Nov. 2021 In, Jung (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, UK) In 2014 Raj Chetty and his colleagues’ study of the U.S. tax data finds geographic differences in intergenerational social mobility in the US, and has been succeeded by similar studies of social mobility Read more…
Colloquium in Oct. 2021 Jang, Sou Hyun (Professor, Department of Sociology at Sungkyunkwan Univ., South Korea) There has been a plethora of research to reduce health disparities with various research methods. In the current presentation, I introduce community-based participatory research (CBPR) and how it differs from the traditional research methods. Read more…