Education and Social Stratification in South Korea

South Korea is noted for hard-fought competition in university admission exams, which are widely believed to determine one’s prospects and shape their takers’ entire lives. Long after graduation, do admissions exams still influence social circumstances? In this book, Shin Arita validates this belief with vast amounts of sociological data. He traces the mechanisms that show the test’s role in the formation of social strata.

Contents

Introduction

Part I. Theory, Structure, and System

1. Theoretical Consideration of Academic Credential and Distribution of Position / Remuneration
2. Social Hierarchical Structure and Industrialization in South Korea
3. School Education Systems and Selection Systems of South Korea

Part II. Economic Remuneration, Occupational Rank, and Social Mobility

4. Effect of Academic Credentials on Wage Level and Its Change
5. Effect of Academic Credentials on Determination of Occupational Positions and Its Change: Analyzing the Job Engagement Process of New Graduates
6. Educational Achievement, and Social Stratification / Stratification Mobility

Epilogue. Impression of Academic Credential-Based Society and the South Korean Society: The Academic Credential Effect, Education System, and Distribution Issue

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