Walking the life path to success: discovering the experiences of job-seeking young adults in Korea
(2022) SOCM04 20221Sociology
Department of Sociology
- Abstract
- This thesis explores the job-seeking experiences of Korean young adults to see how the choices of future careers have been made. Its knowledge was gained by a qualitative research method which interprets the meanings of the participants' experiences. 12 interviews were conducted in total and in-depth narratives were presented to them. The theoretical approaches have made that two sociological theories from Hongjung Kim and Nikolas Rose provide insight by focusing on the social-economical structure of modern society. The results turned
out that the ‘atmosphere’ of competition and ‘normalized path’ is guiding the lives of Korean young adults to believe and act in an economical way which can be conceptualized as ‘neoliberal culture’.... (More) - This thesis explores the job-seeking experiences of Korean young adults to see how the choices of future careers have been made. Its knowledge was gained by a qualitative research method which interprets the meanings of the participants' experiences. 12 interviews were conducted in total and in-depth narratives were presented to them. The theoretical approaches have made that two sociological theories from Hongjung Kim and Nikolas Rose provide insight by focusing on the social-economical structure of modern society. The results turned
out that the ‘atmosphere’ of competition and ‘normalized path’ is guiding the lives of Korean young adults to believe and act in an economical way which can be conceptualized as ‘neoliberal culture’. Additionally, various emotions and many hardships experiences are observed though its logic was related to their situation that to endlessly seek their personal success which is forced by the ‘neoliberal culture’. However, even though the existing system is rigid, the participants were living a life of their own, by recognizing the power and logic of the structure and feeling true happiness through desiring their own dreams. (Less)
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- author
- Yoon, Jiyoung LU
- supervisor
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- Bo Isenberg LU
- organization
- course
- SOCM04 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- job-seeking process, Korean young adults, neoliberalism, survivalism, enterprising self
- language
- English
- id
- 9100577
- date added to LUP
- 2022-09-21 12:12:22
- date last changed
- 2022-09-21 12:12:22
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