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 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 Sept. 2020 Kye, Bongoh (Professor, Department of Sociology at Kookmin Univ.), Young-Mi Kim (Professor, Department of Sociology at Yonsei Univ.), and Jihye Lee (National Health Insurance Service) Using the National Health Insurance micro-data from 2002 to 2018, this study analyzes whether there is any relationship between fertility and Read more…
Most Korean research on gender divisions of housework focuses on married couples. This article extends this literature to examine gender differences in housework across living arrangements and marital status, with particular focus on during transition into adulthood. This study examines the amount and composition of domestic work performed by those Read more…
Colloquium in Nov. 2019 Choi, Seongsoo (Professor, Department of Sociology at Yonsei University) With ISEAD (International Sibsize and Educational Attainment Database), the data from 26 low-fertility countries of cohorts born in the 1910s through in the 1980s, this study analyzes how the association between sibship size and educational attainment differs Read more…