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Inequality in korea is increasing. Can this lead to more conflict? / Taeyi Lim

It may be said that the situation has changed a lot now, but there has been a strong relationship between education and social class before. Those with low social classes had limitations in receiving education, and the words "learned" and "uneducated" seemed to have been used a lot. They also entered society and got a job through education. There are still many issues about academic background. I think that there is a frequent connection between the upper classes and the lower classes, and that there is still a division of classes by the achievements of education. Generally, social classes are proportional to how much capital they own, and education is also closely related to capital. Therefore, it seems that there is a strong relationship between education and social class.

Do Koreans like or dislike the unexpected? On a scale of 1 (weak uncertainty avoidance) to 100 (strong u.a.), what would be your guess? / Taeyi Lim

I think it’s 80, because Koreans think there is so much anxiety about unexpected things. They seem very stressed about his overall life, and very anxious about getting away from what he is used to. In the case of food, when you think about food, you like the taste you know and what you used to eat. Even if you have complaints about where you work, if moving your job brings an uncertain future, you will also feel anxious, so you will not change your job. The same is true of deviations. I think it's dangerous and shouldn't be done if it's out of the box that many people follow, so I think it's controlled a lot. Although there is a lot of respect for differences now, it seems that previously, they tended to think that being different was within the scope of their deviation.

Can cultures be compared? Can we argue that some cultures are indeed better? / Taeyi Lim

 I think it is very difficult to compare cultures. It cannot be compared on the same line because it is not standardized like a number and the criteria for culture are not clearly defined. Not only do they pursue different directions, but they also differ in the extent to which each society is allowed. Therefore, I think it is too much to argue which culture is better. But there may be an unethical culture. It is right to respect cultural diversity, but there is a culture that cannot be tolerated by anyone. For example, honor killings do not even guarantee basic human rights. Unconditional respect for this culture will be too much.

Blog Assignment 1_WVS analysis / Taeyi Lim

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I looked at data from Japan, Korea, and the United States on trust. First of all, it is data about trust in family. In general, family members trust everything. Among them, Korea has the highest response rate. Although the United States has a relatively high percentage of full trust, it can be seen that there are quite a few percentages of trust. The following data show confidence in the neighborhood. The neighbors were less reliable than their families. Still, most of them were found to have some confidence, and the three countries showed little difference. We can also see that there are respondents who don't trust their neighbors at all. The following data show confidence in people you know personally. Personally, people who know each other have a similar credibility to their neighbors. Also, the interesting thing about this place can be seen in the United States. Few people believed completely in their neighbors, but people they knew personally showed a high rate of unconditiona...

Blog assignment 2 _ Hofstede insights / Taeyi Lim

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  First of all, if you look at the power distance, Korea was the highest, and Canada and Germany were similar. This is a long power distribution compared to the other two countries, and it can be said that Korea believes that the income distribution of society is uneven, that inequality exists between classes, and that it is a basic fact of society in the use of power. In terms of Individualism, you can see that the difference between Canada and Korea is very big. Canada has a strong sense of 'I' and claims privacy rights. On the other hand, I think Korea should have a strong sense of "us" and be able to think importantly about its membership and harmonize. There was no apparent difference in terms of Masculinity. Among them, Korea has a low level of Masculinity, which means that it does not think the balance between family and work is important and there is a difference in social roles. Uncertainty Avoidance is the highest in Korea, which is the same as the res...

What is globalization? / Taeyi Lim

 1) Summary The concept of globalization varies according to the context of each society. In the case of developing countries, they do not prefer to accept the concept of globalization defined in a privileged social context. That's why scholars talk about globalization in plural. Globalization includes a variety of topics, including global governance, global citizenship, and human rights. Despite many definitions of globalization, it is an unnecessary attempt to claim uniqueness in most similarities. Globalization consists mainly of two directions: global connectivity and increased global awareness. It also focuses on four criteria: state-state, world politics, individuals, and humanity, as in the operation of the United Nations. Finally, globalization consists of culture, society, politics, and economics, and they are complicatedly intertwined. In conclusion, the concept of globalization remains controversial and we need a lot of discussion about it. 2) Interesting point The b...

Why are you taking this class? / Taeyi Lim

When I just entered elementary school, I felt unfamiliar that a foreign country. I didn't even use a smartphone at that time, and I remember that I didn't start learning the alphabet until I was in the third grade of elementary school. However, it has changed since the internet developed and people could communicate without time and space constraints. It is now easy for anyone to check overseas news that was previously only available from news and newspapers. Although it has gained more attention recently, OTT services such as Netflix allow users to watch foreign movies and dramas, and communicate with people around the world in real time through SNS such as Twitter. Also, not only cultural but also economically, the whole world is interacting with each other.  Currently, the government is checking each country's situation on the epidemic and sharing and obtaining information on vaccine development, testing, treatment and prevention methods. That's why globalization is ...