The stranded individualizer under compressed modernity: South Korean women in individualization without individualism

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 539-564

  Kyung Sup, Chang ^a   Min Young, Song ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compressed modernity; East Asia; Family; Gender; Individualization; Korea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH KOREA;

FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MARRIAGE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77956566753     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2010.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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