- Why do some women participate in the labor force while others stay at home? [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1997 Dec; 26(2):33-54.KJ
- A sociological implication of environment in social development. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1997 Dec; 26(2):1-13.KJ
- A cohort analysis of Korean immigrants' class backgrounds and socioeconomic status in the United States. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1997 Jul; 26(1):61-81.KJ
- "In this article, I first survey briefly the history of Korean immigration to the United States from 1903 to the present. Second, I explain the motivations and entry mechanisms that brought Korean immigrants into the United States. Third, I document and explain the changes in the class backgrounds of Korean immigrants during the last three decades. Finally, I examine how such changes have affecte…
- The pattern of changing trends and the regional differences in the sex ratio at birth: evidence from Korea and Jilin Province, China. [Journal Article]
- "The main purpose of this study is to develop explanations for the pattern of recently changing trends and regional differences in the sex ratio at birth in Korea and for Koreans in Jilin Province and Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture, China.... The findings suggest that, since the mid-1980s, sex ratios at birth have risen remarkably in Korea.... This paper also highlights the recent increase in the …
- International migration of Koreans and the Korean community in China. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1997 Jul; 26(1):1-18.KJ
- "This paper examines the background and trends of the overseas migration of Koreans, which started in the late 19th century because of economic, political, and social conditions in the Korean peninsula. Major characteristics and problems of Korean communities overseas are also discussed using China as an example."
- An international labour migration to developing countries in Asia: a case study of Korea. [Case Reports]Korea J Popul Dev. 1996 Dec; 25(2):287-332.KJ
- Sex preference versus number preference: the case of Korea. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1996 Dec; 25(2):235-67.KJ
- Demographic transition and population aging in Korea. [Journal Article]
- "This paper describes the process of population aging in conjunction with the demographic transition in [South Korea]. Korea has recently experienced rapid decreases of both mortality and fertility, which have brought about the rapid process of population aging. The speed of...population aging in Korea is projected as one of the fastest in the world. Population aging brings about changing pattern…
- Modelling on rural out-migration system: a probabilistic approach. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Dec; 24(2):343-8.KJ
- "The aim of this paper is to develop a probability model describing the variation in...total out-migration [using] micro-level data. The parameters involved in the models are estimated with the help of [the] method of moment, proportion of zeroth cell and one'th cell respectively, [and] the suitability of [the] model [is] tested through observed demographic survey data [for India]."
- Understanding aging in Korea. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Dec; 24(2):301-17.KJ
- "This study discusses demographic trends, sociocultural characteristics, and policy choices of aging in [South] Korea.... Although the proportion of the elderly was not so high as to worry about aging before 1990, it is projected that one in eight Koreans will be aged 65 or more in 2020. Because the care for the elderly is mostly expected to be provided by each family, not by the state or Korean …
- Demography and aging: long term effects of divorce, early widowhood, and migration on resources and integration in old age. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Dec; 24(2):275-99.KJ
- Old-age support system and policy reform in China. [Journal Article]
- "With the on-going economic transition from the central planned system to a market-oriented system, the population aging process in China is also accelerating, and the support system for the elderly becomes an important issue demanding attention. With data from Chinese national statistics and a regional probability sampling survey in Wuhan Area, two supporting systems for the aged in China are ex…
- Ageing in the United States at the end of the century. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Dec; 24(2):215-44.KJ
- "The belief that America is a ¿young' nation is widely held by many individuals in the United States. Historically, individualism, self-reliance, and an orientation towards youth have been cherished values reflecting...our national heritage and tradition dating from the 18th through the mid-20th century. However, America is no longer a ¿young' nation. Rather, we are an ¿aging' population, as we s…
- Aging in Japan: population policy implications. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Dec; 24(2):197-214.KJ
- Aging in the United Kingdom: a review of demographic trends, recent policy developments and care provision. [Journal Article]
- "Although the U.K.'s population is not predicted to grow very much in the future, the population structure is changing and there is a shift towards a much older age distribution. The characteristics of demographic aging in the U.K. include a marked reduction in fertility rates, increasing rates of life expectation at birth..., increasing dependency ratios and variations in mortality and social cl…
- Innovative strategies for comparative aging research. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Dec; 24(2):159-72.KJ
- "After introductory comments on the theme of ¿ageing east and west', this paper looks at trends in ageing and responses to ageing over time, with particular reference to European experience. The evidence is reviewed in historical, cultural, religious, political and ¿social political' perspective. Attention is drawn to the different patterns of experience and of policy responses characteristic of …
- The determinants and patterns of married women's labor force participation in Korea. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Jul; 24(1):95-129.KJ
- The present study investigates the determinants and patterns of married women's labor force participation in Korea. Married women's employment in Korea is largely determined by age, urban residence, household characteristics of the husband's socioeconomic status, family income, fertility, and the lagged effect of work. Older age, rural residence, inferior household economic condition, and recent …
- Understanding educational sequences and their consequences on the timing of marriage. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1995 Jul; 24(1):71-94.KJ
- "This study examines educational sequences and their consequences on the timing of marriage using the life history data from the 1983 Korean National Migration Survey....I find that the educational process in Korea becomes stabilized and institutionalized during middle and high schooling as middle and high school education becomes a mass experience. However, both men and women are likely to under…
- The middleman minority characteristics of Korean immigrants in the United States. [Journal Article]
- "This paper examines the middleman minority characteristics of Korean immigrants in the United States. Like middleman groups in other societies, Korean immigrants in the United States are heavily concentrated in small business. A large proportion of Korean-owned businesses distribute merchandise to minority customers on behalf of large corporations. Korean merchants, like other middleman groups, …
- The demographic transition in the Korean peninsula, 1910-1990: South and North Korea compared. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1994 Dec; 23(2):131-55.KJ
- The environmental problems in urban communities and the protection of the environment in Korea. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1994 Jul; 23(1):63-76.KJ
- The rise of one-person households and their recent characteristics in Korea. [Journal Article]
- "This paper explores the rise in the proportion of one-person households [in South Korea] which since 1960 was attributable largely to rural-to-urban migration of young people. The heavy migration of young people from rural to urban cities actually brought about the rural household division which contributed to the fall in household size, and contributed to the increase in one-person households o…
- Urban growth in Korea, 1970-1980: an application of the human ecological perspective. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1994 Jul; 23(1):1-18.KJ
- Differences in the process of earnings determination and inequality between women and men in South Korea. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1993 Dec; 22(2):215-37.KJ
- Estimates of net internal migration for Korea, 1985-90. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1993 Dec; 22 Suppl.(2):1-27.KJ
- The authors "estimate the volume and rate of net internal migration in [South] Korea for each five-year age group for the period between 1985 and 1990, adopting the forward census survival ratio method.... Two sets of [estimates] are made: (1) net internal migration for administratively defined provinces and equivalent districts with urban-rural distinction and (2) net internal migration for each…
- County town -- jian-zhi town differentials and migration to towns in China. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1993 Jul; 22(1):89-117.KJ
- Asian-born scientists and engineers: their immigration flow and labor market adjustment. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1993 Jul; 22(1):69-88.KJ
- "This paper examines the flow of Asian-born scientists and engineers and their labor market adjustment. First, main elements to affect their immigration flow are described: supply, demand, and institution....The scarcity of domestic workers is the most important factor affecting demand of immigration. Institution, such as immigration policies, is another element to influence the immigration flow.…
- Gender role equity and marital satisfaction among Korean couples. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1992 Dec; 21(2):99-120.KJ
- This study examines gender role behaviors and attitudes related to marital satisfaction. Nontraditional attitudes and behaviors are expected to affect negatively marital satisfaction due to the lack of guidelines and due to the other positive alternatives to marital roles. DAta, collected from a survey of 291 married couples in Seoul, Korea in 1991, largely support the hypotheses, which are fairl…
- The post-1965 Korean immigrants: their characteristics and settlement patterns. [Journal Article]
- The authors present an overview of immigration from South Korea to the United States since 1965, "based on data issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. It will focus on trends in patterns of Korean immigration over the past 25 years, characteristics of the new immigrants, and their settlement patterns. It will use graphs and charts as well as tables…
- Exploring an analytic model of urban housing strata. [Journal Article]Korea J Popul Dev. 1992 Jul; 21(1):57-72.KJ