SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed a significant decline in South Korea’s social cohesion over the past two years, marking a reversal from the heightened unity observed during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) released these findings on August 4 in its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that two out of three South Koreans perceive their society as unfair, with particular distrust in the justice system and administrative processes. Corruption was cited as the primary cause of this perceived unfairness. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) released these findings [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans, who have higher levels of mistrust towards society, are more likely to experience depression, a report showed Sunday. The study was conducted by a research team from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, who analyzed the data of 3,018 South Koreans aged 19-34. The [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts picked “group polarization” as the primary socio-psychological phenomenon that requires immediate attention in South Korea this year. The Korean Social and Personality Psychological Association recently conducted a poll among its members in which “group polarization” received the most votes as a social phenomenon that requires the most attention [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — People with lower income and educational backgrounds are more reluctant to raise their voices in society, a study indicated Monday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 8,174 people between the ages of 19 and 59 and asked them whether they talk to others [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The perception that all aspects of Korean society are unfair is more widespread among older citizens, a recent survey revealed. Kim Seok-ho, a sociology professor at Seoul National University, released an analysis of the results of a survey in which 21.8 percent of respondents believed all aspects of Korean [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Social relationships are changing drastically as the coronavirus pandemic, which has dragged on over the past two years, has prevented people from meeting in person. An institute affiliated with South Korea’s top life insurer Samsung Life Insurance Co. reported Wednesday that COVID-19 has led to a drastic reduction in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A larger share of South Koreans believe that discrimination is more serious than human rights violations in Korean society, a survey showed. According to a survey conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea of 17,593 adults over 19 years of age across the country, 41.8 percent of [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 90 percent of experts view the level of social division and conflicts in South Korea as serious, a survey by a parliamentary advisory committee showed Monday. In its survey conducted from March 2-6 on 1,801 experts in social, political or economic affairs who are registered in the National [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — In South Korea, the proportion of people who think society and individual life faced a crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has declined compared to six months ago, a survey showed Monday. A research team from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health unveiled the results of surveys [...]