The Dark Side of our Society

An Ethnography of Suicide, Mental Health, and Education in (Post-) COVID South Korea

Bryce Anderson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

154 Seiten

2025
Routledge India (Verlag)
9781032994246 (ISBN)

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This book is an ethnography of the South Korean education system, the cultural pressures it reflects, and how these contribute to the mental health struggles of the Korean youth. It focuses on the young adult population of South Korea and examines how experiences of stress, alienation, and institutional pressure relate to Durkheimian themes such as anomie (normlessness) and fatalism (oppressive regulation). The author situates this analysis in the context of the post-COVID era, offering insights into youth suicide, educational inequality, mental health stigma, and generational conflict in contemporary South Korea. Drawing on rich ethnographic data, this book sheds light on social dynamics that are locally rooted yet globally resonant.

Part of the Academics, Politics and Society in the Post-COVID World series, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of Asian studies, mental health studies, education, sociology, sociological theory, cultural studies, anthropology, and general readers of Korean culture.

Bryce Anderson received his PhD in social anthropology from Dalhousie University, Canada, in 2023. He teaches classes in anthropology, cultural studies, and sociology, while conducting research in social theory and suicide.

List of Figures viii Acknowledgements ix Introduction: Beginnings Prologue 1 1 Transitions and Private Education in South Korea 11 2 Engaging Narratives and Methodological Insights 30 3 The Kkondae: Social Expectations and the South Korean Boomer 41 4 Hell Joseon 68 5 Consequences of a Changing Society: Youth Suicide Amid an “Enlightened” South Korea 90 6 Mental Health and Support Systems in the South Korean Context 115 7 Art, Symbolism, and Social Reflection 141 Epilogue: “The Suicide Guy” 147 Index 151

Erscheinungsdatum	17.10.2025
Reihe/Serie	Academics, Politics and Society in the Post-Covid World
Zusatzinfo	6 Halftones, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	800 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781032994246 / 9781032994246
Zustand	Neuware