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Delarue, Karina (2020)

The Changing Korean Society: From Collectivism to Individualism through a Close Reading of Hon-sulnam-nyŏ (Drinking Solo)

Bachelor thesis | Koreanstudies (BA)

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in individualism in South Korea. South Korea, like most East Asian countries, has been a collective society, which emphasises groups and social networks. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Korea has been changing as especially a significant amount of the younger generation started undertaking actions on their own and enjoying these. These young people say they changed their behaviour for their own happiness. This paper will look at the causes of individualism and analyze individualistic behaviour through the drama Hon-sul-nam-nyŏ (Drinking Solo) which was released in 2016.

Individualism

Collectivism

Drinking Solo

Social Behaviour

South Korea

Author

Delarue, Karina

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Koreastudies

Supervisors

Green, Christopher

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en