Daniel Schwekendiek
Biographic Data
| ID | 1195673 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Schwekendiek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwekendiek |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWEKENDIEK D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sungkyunkwan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9174-8812 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The biological standard of living of Korean men under Confucianism, colonialism, capitalism, and communism
This study focuses on analysing the heights of 10,953 Korean men aged 20 to 40 years who were measured during the Joseon dynasty, the Japanese colonialisation period, and the contemporary period, the latter including both North and South Korea. This study thus provides rare long-term statistical evidence on how biological living standards have developed over several centuries, encompassing Confucianism, colonialism, capitalism, and communism. Usi…
Trends in Korean studies: A content analysis of Korea-related articles published in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 1990–2015
While South Korea has become an economic and pop-cultural powerhouse in recent decades, North Korea has remained continuously in the media due to its humanitarian issues and nuclear brinkmanship. Accordingly, academic research on the Korean peninsula might have noticeably increased during the same period. To this end, a quantitative content analysis of all Korea-related articles appearing in the influential Arts and Humanities Citation Index was …
The Biological Standard of Living in South Korea: Educational status has the largest impact on height of KNHANES cohorts born from the 1950s to 1980s
Numerous studies have established a positive association between economic development and physical growth of humans. While South Korea has commonly been credited as the world's fastest growing economy after World War II, multivariate research conducted on the height development of South Koreans remains insufficient, as previous studies were limited to descriptive analysis by exploring broad anthropometric trends. Pooling several waves of the Kore…
From socialism to consumerism: The rise of capitalist values in North Korea
Ever since the famine of the 1990s, socialist North Korea has experienced a dramatic rise in black and grey markets as people seek a way out of the crisis.While previous studies have focused on the "old generation" of North Koreans engaging in the markets as producers and traders catering to the emerging subsistence economy, the "new generation" remains largely understudied.This "new generation" of North Koreans, who have spent their formative te…
Height development of men and women from China, South Korea, and Taiwan during the rapid economic transformation period of the 1960s–1980s
Longevity in North Korea and South Korea: Prevalence of Centenarians in One the Poorest and One of the Richest Nations
Over recent decades, economic living conditions have dramatically improved in South Korea, which now represents one of the most developed nations. At the same time, its twin in the North remains one of the poorest countries on earth. Thus, the Korean peninsula represents a unique historical experiment that allows for study of the effects of environment on human development under a variety of ceteris paribus cultural, genetic and climatic conditio…
Biological living standards in North Korea as reflected in famine to post-famine trends in birthweight, 1998–2009
Growth status of Korean orphans raised in the affluent West: Anthropometric trend, multivariate determinants, and descriptive comparison with their North and South Korean peers
This paper investigates the trend in height among adult Korean orphans who were adopted in early life into affluent Western nations. Final heights of 148 females were analyzed based on a Korean government survey conducted in 2008. Height of the orphans was descriptively compared against final heights of South and North Koreans. Furthermore, statistical determinants of orphan height were investigated in multivariate regressions. Mean height of Kor…
The biological standard of living in pre-modern Korea: Determinants of height of militia recruits during the Chosŏn dynasty
A Contemporary History of North Korea: The Socioeconomic Rise of Women in the Post-Cold War Era as Witnessed in Different Regions
East Asia on the Rise: The Anthropometric History of China, Japan, and Korea
Body mass index, weight, and stature are reliable indicators of biological living standards. Although most studies in anthropometric history focus on Western nations, East Asian countries are of great interest as well because one-fifth of the world’s population lives in this region. This chapter reviews studies that focus on the anthropometric history of China, Japan, and Korea. Although the anthropometric measurements of contemporary urban Chine…
Socioeconomic Influences on the Physical Wellbeing of Adults in Post-crisis North Korea: Regressing Women's Muac on Available Household Data from a National Nutrition Survey
Nutritional adequacy in North Korea (DPRK) has remained spotlighted since the famine crisis of the mid-1990s. Data from national household surveys facilitated by UN agencies primarily focus on children, with interviews of their mothers. No data are collected on men, or specifically on adults. Survey data on adult escapees in China or South Korea are not representative of conditions prevailing in present-day North Korea. This study focuses on adul…
Biosocial Comparison of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in the Two Koreas
Anthropometric differences between the two Koreas are of considerable public and scientific interest given the unique socio-political status of North Korea and the fact that the nations share the same genetic ancestry. This study provides new biosocial evidence on these differences by analysing mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a human welfare indicator. This is the first study to compare the nutritional status of adults surveyed inside North…
From Pre- to Post-Famine: Trends in Underweight Among North Korean Children, 1987-2012
IntroductionTo let all people eat rice with meat soup, as a common propaganda slogan has it, has been an objective of the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea.1 Yet contrary to official proclamation, nutritional stress has lingered in North Korea ever since its foundation in 1948, which was brought about by the emerging Cold War (1945-1991). As a manifestation of food calamities, mean final hei…
Toward an Anthropometric History of Chosŏn Dynasty Korea, Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century
Intercontinental differences in overweight of adopted Koreans in the United States and Europe
Demographic Changes in North Korea: 1993-2008
Given the scarcity of population data, few demographic analyses have been conducted on population trends in North Korea. Using the 1993 and 2008 population and housing census data, we prospectively reconstruct population change in the country during the 15 intercensal years. Reconstruction of the population trends of North Korea enables us to assess the consistency of the available demographic evidence and to assess the demographic impact of the …
A Socioeconomic History of North Korea
Even as its rise as a nuclear power unfolds on the nightly news, North Korea remains arguably the most mysterious country in the world. This groundbreaking study offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and economic history of North Korea from its founding in 1948 to the present day. - Provided by publisher
Height and living standards in North Korea, 1930s-1980s
The adult stature of 6,512 North Korean refugees born from the 1930s to the 1980s was employed as an indicator of living standards in North Korea. The height of North Koreans born before the division of the Korean Peninsula exceeded that of their South Korean peers. All North Korean cohorts born thereafter were shorter than their South Korean counterparts. North Koreans did not experience a meaningful secular increase in height during 60 years of…
Why Has Son-Preference Disappeared in North Korea
IntroductionThis paper investigates gender disparities among children raised in North Korea, perhaps the last remaining bastion of communism. Ever since the separation of the Korean Peninsula into two Koreas in 1948, the socialist agenda of North Korea has aimed at equal status for women, whereas South Korea is one of the most strongly patriarchal societies in the world.1 Considering North Korea's official proclamation of being an egalitarian soc…
Height and Weight Differences Between North and South Korea
This paper investigates height and weight differences between the two Koreas by comparing national anthropometric data published by the South Korean Research Institute of Standard and Science with United Nations survey data collected inside North Korea in 2002. For socioeconomic reasons, pre-school children raised in the developing country of North Korea are up to 13 cm shorter and up to 7 kg lighter than children who were brought up in South Kor…
The effect of the seasons of the year on malnutrition in North Korea
The biological standard of living in colonial Korea, 1910–1945
Variations in the birth-season effects on height attainment in the two Koreas
Birth season-height patterns of Koreans follow the typical global pattern, but extreme environmental circumstances during the North Korean food crisis appear to have significantly disrupted that pattern
Determinants of well-being in North Korea: Evidence from the post-famine period
Height and living standards in North Korea, 1930s-1980s
The adult stature of 6,512 North Korean refugees born from the 1930s to the 1980s was employed as an indicator of living standards in North Korea. The height of North Koreans born before the division of the Korean Peninsula exceeded that of their South Korean peers. All North Korean cohorts born thereafter were shorter than their South Korean counterparts. North Koreans did not experience a meaningful secular increase in height during 60 years of…
The North Korean standard of living during the famine
Demographic Changes in North Korea: 1993-2008
Given the scarcity of population data, few demographic analyses have been conducted on population trends in North Korea. Using the 1993 and 2008 population and housing census data, we prospectively reconstruct population change in the country during the 15 intercensal years. Reconstruction of the population trends of North Korea enables us to assess the consistency of the available demographic evidence and to assess the demographic impact of the …
A Contemporary History of North Korea: The Socioeconomic Rise of Women in the Post-Cold War Era as Witnessed in Different Regions
Determinants of well-being in North Korea: Evidence from the post-famine period
The North Korean standard of living during the famine
Height and Weight Differences Between North and South Korea
This paper investigates height and weight differences between the two Koreas by comparing national anthropometric data published by the South Korean Research Institute of Standard and Science with United Nations survey data collected inside North Korea in 2002. For socioeconomic reasons, pre-school children raised in the developing country of North Korea are up to 13 cm shorter and up to 7 kg lighter than children who were brought up in South Kor…
The effect of the seasons of the year on malnutrition in North Korea
The biological standard of living in colonial Korea, 1910–1945
Variations in the birth-season effects on height attainment in the two Koreas
Birth season-height patterns of Koreans follow the typical global pattern, but extreme environmental circumstances during the North Korean food crisis appear to have significantly disrupted that pattern
Why Has Son-Preference Disappeared in North Korea
IntroductionThis paper investigates gender disparities among children raised in North Korea, perhaps the last remaining bastion of communism. Ever since the separation of the Korean Peninsula into two Koreas in 1948, the socialist agenda of North Korea has aimed at equal status for women, whereas South Korea is one of the most strongly patriarchal societies in the world.1 Considering North Korea's official proclamation of being an egalitarian soc…
A Socioeconomic History of North Korea
Even as its rise as a nuclear power unfolds on the nightly news, North Korea remains arguably the most mysterious country in the world. This groundbreaking study offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and economic history of North Korea from its founding in 1948 to the present day. - Provided by publisher
Height and living standards in North Korea, 1930s-1980s
The adult stature of 6,512 North Korean refugees born from the 1930s to the 1980s was employed as an indicator of living standards in North Korea. The height of North Koreans born before the division of the Korean Peninsula exceeded that of their South Korean peers. All North Korean cohorts born thereafter were shorter than their South Korean counterparts. North Koreans did not experience a meaningful secular increase in height during 60 years of…
Intercontinental differences in overweight of adopted Koreans in the United States and Europe
Demographic Changes in North Korea: 1993-2008
Given the scarcity of population data, few demographic analyses have been conducted on population trends in North Korea. Using the 1993 and 2008 population and housing census data, we prospectively reconstruct population change in the country during the 15 intercensal years. Reconstruction of the population trends of North Korea enables us to assess the consistency of the available demographic evidence and to assess the demographic impact of the …
Biosocial Comparison of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in the Two Koreas
Anthropometric differences between the two Koreas are of considerable public and scientific interest given the unique socio-political status of North Korea and the fact that the nations share the same genetic ancestry. This study provides new biosocial evidence on these differences by analysing mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a human welfare indicator. This is the first study to compare the nutritional status of adults surveyed inside North…
From Pre- to Post-Famine: Trends in Underweight Among North Korean Children, 1987-2012
IntroductionTo let all people eat rice with meat soup, as a common propaganda slogan has it, has been an objective of the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea.1 Yet contrary to official proclamation, nutritional stress has lingered in North Korea ever since its foundation in 1948, which was brought about by the emerging Cold War (1945-1991). As a manifestation of food calamities, mean final hei…
Toward an Anthropometric History of Chosŏn Dynasty Korea, Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century
East Asia on the Rise: The Anthropometric History of China, Japan, and Korea
Body mass index, weight, and stature are reliable indicators of biological living standards. Although most studies in anthropometric history focus on Western nations, East Asian countries are of great interest as well because one-fifth of the world’s population lives in this region. This chapter reviews studies that focus on the anthropometric history of China, Japan, and Korea. Although the anthropometric measurements of contemporary urban Chine…
Socioeconomic Influences on the Physical Wellbeing of Adults in Post-crisis North Korea: Regressing Women's Muac on Available Household Data from a National Nutrition Survey
Nutritional adequacy in North Korea (DPRK) has remained spotlighted since the famine crisis of the mid-1990s. Data from national household surveys facilitated by UN agencies primarily focus on children, with interviews of their mothers. No data are collected on men, or specifically on adults. Survey data on adult escapees in China or South Korea are not representative of conditions prevailing in present-day North Korea. This study focuses on adul…
The biological standard of living in pre-modern Korea: Determinants of height of militia recruits during the Chosŏn dynasty
A Contemporary History of North Korea: The Socioeconomic Rise of Women in the Post-Cold War Era as Witnessed in Different Regions
Growth status of Korean orphans raised in the affluent West: Anthropometric trend, multivariate determinants, and descriptive comparison with their North and South Korean peers
This paper investigates the trend in height among adult Korean orphans who were adopted in early life into affluent Western nations. Final heights of 148 females were analyzed based on a Korean government survey conducted in 2008. Height of the orphans was descriptively compared against final heights of South and North Koreans. Furthermore, statistical determinants of orphan height were investigated in multivariate regressions. Mean height of Kor…
Longevity in North Korea and South Korea: Prevalence of Centenarians in One the Poorest and One of the Richest Nations
Over recent decades, economic living conditions have dramatically improved in South Korea, which now represents one of the most developed nations. At the same time, its twin in the North remains one of the poorest countries on earth. Thus, the Korean peninsula represents a unique historical experiment that allows for study of the effects of environment on human development under a variety of ceteris paribus cultural, genetic and climatic conditio…
Biological living standards in North Korea as reflected in famine to post-famine trends in birthweight, 1998–2009
Height development of men and women from China, South Korea, and Taiwan during the rapid economic transformation period of the 1960s–1980s
Trends in Korean studies: A content analysis of Korea-related articles published in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 1990–2015
While South Korea has become an economic and pop-cultural powerhouse in recent decades, North Korea has remained continuously in the media due to its humanitarian issues and nuclear brinkmanship. Accordingly, academic research on the Korean peninsula might have noticeably increased during the same period. To this end, a quantitative content analysis of all Korea-related articles appearing in the influential Arts and Humanities Citation Index was …
The Biological Standard of Living in South Korea: Educational status has the largest impact on height of KNHANES cohorts born from the 1950s to 1980s
Numerous studies have established a positive association between economic development and physical growth of humans. While South Korea has commonly been credited as the world's fastest growing economy after World War II, multivariate research conducted on the height development of South Koreans remains insufficient, as previous studies were limited to descriptive analysis by exploring broad anthropometric trends. Pooling several waves of the Kore…
From socialism to consumerism: The rise of capitalist values in North Korea
Ever since the famine of the 1990s, socialist North Korea has experienced a dramatic rise in black and grey markets as people seek a way out of the crisis.While previous studies have focused on the "old generation" of North Koreans engaging in the markets as producers and traders catering to the emerging subsistence economy, the "new generation" remains largely understudied.This "new generation" of North Koreans, who have spent their formative te…
Geography (25 works) · Demography (22 works) · Sociology (21 works) · Economics (15 works) · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies (14 works) · Socioeconomics (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Population (11 works) · Demography (9 works) · Medicine (9 works)