Spring 2027

Social Change in Contemporary South Korea

Explores social continuity and change in contemporary South Korea, covering political, economic, and cultural institutions after the division of the 'two Koreas'.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Eunsil Oh3.6/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.10 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Through a critique of the status quo in class, gender, and racial/ethnic dynamics of contemporary Korean society, an intermediate to advanced level of understanding of modern Korean society and its location in the modern world will be achieved.

  • Discern the patterns, rules, and logic that undergird a social system and the consequences of these for social change and continuity within the Korean context.

  • Be able to explain in your own language, how individuals’ lives are shaped by social institutions such as the family, education, and work.

  • Increase the social science literacy of contemporary Korea.

  • Create your own viewpoint on social issues, with the capability to support your arguments.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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ASIAN/SOC 336

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.10 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Political, economic, and societal/cultural institutions
  • South Korea after the division of the 'two Koreas'
  • Class, gender, and racial/ethnic dynamics in contemporary Korean society

Skills

  • Discerning patterns, rules, and logic underlying social systems and their consequences for change and continuity
  • Explaining how individual lives are shaped by social institutions like family, education, and work
  • Creating viewpoints on social issues and supporting arguments

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ASIAN/SOC 336 · Spring 2027

Social Change in Contemporary South Korea

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIAN/SOC 336 · Spring 2027

Social Change in Contemporary South Korea

Recorded 2026-10-14
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