The Transition to Adulthood among Korean Youths

Transition Markers in Productive and Reproductive Spheres

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5741686
AutoresH Park (0000-0001-8037-128X, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume646
Fascículo1
Páginas129-148
Data de publicação2013-03-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002716212467947
OpenAlexW2143181795
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas22

Using data on Korean youths aged 15-29, this study illustrates the processes through which Korean youths make transitions to adulthood along with their life course, focusing on four transition markers-school enrollment, labor force participation, marriage, and the establishment of an independent household. Distinguishing young people's status in the productive and reproduction spheres, I consider the combination of study and work statuses to represent the productive sphere and the combination of marriage and household headship to represent the reproductive sphere. I examine how these statuses change with age, with an explicit focus on gender differences. The investigation reveals the significance of educational institutions for transitions to adulthood among Korean youths and also substantial gender differences in the transition process. I also investigate heterogeneity in these statuses of young people by looking at how parental education and occupation affect the transition statuses. Family background matters more for Korean women's transition to adulthood than it does for Korean men's

Affect (linguistics) · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Life course approach · Sociology · Transition (genetics) · Young adult · Demography · Gender Studies · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics