Colloquium in June 2025 Soo-yeon Moon and Kwang-yeong Shin (Chung-ang University, Department of Sociology) This paper analyzes the factors affecting the formation of single-person households, and the relationship between single-person households and income inequality. First, considering that the types and causes of single-person households vary throughout the life course, we Read more…
Colloquium in May 2025 Soo-yong Byun (The Pennsylvania State University, Professor of Education, Demography, and Asian Studies) Changing schools is a common experience for American students, but it often has negative consequences for academic performance. However, relatively little is known about school mobility and its effects in non-Western contexts. In Read more…
Colloquium in January 2025 Dongkyun Im (Seoul National University, Department of Sociology) A wide range of studies and arguments suggested that meritocracy reinforces or justifies inequality, thereby solidifying a winner-takes-all system. In addition, criticisms have been raised that the rise of meritocracy leads individuals to obsess over a narrow definition Read more…
Colloquium in early September 2024 Don Moon Cho (Chairman of Korea Contingent Workers’ Center, South Korea) Piketty explains that in capitalist societies, the return on assets is always higher than the growth rate of national income, leading to an inevitable trend of increasing inequality. In most capitalist societies, generally the Read more…
Colloquium in August 2023 Joohee Lee (Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Ewha Womans Univ., South Korea) While a significant amount of research has been undertaken regarding discrimination, there has been limited understanding of its impact on those being discriminated against. A prominent characteristic of discrimination in Korea is the devaluation of Read more…