Who Remains Conservative?

• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Wooyong Jung Yoon C. Cho
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 50, No 1, 135~161쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.03.31

영문 초록

This study investigated the logic behind the formation process of political orientation in Korea by revisiting Thorstein Veblen s social Darwinism perspective, according to which the highest and lowest income groups keep their conservativeness longer than other groups either willingly or passively. In order to prove his theory, this study borrowed a dataset from the World Values Survey (WVS) and applied several regression models. As a result, conservativeness decreased as level of income increased; however, the extent to which conservative orientation decreases became smaller. It meant that Veblen s theory has well fitted into Korean society. Based on the results, this study diagnosed current circumstance of Korean society having suffered from serious social and political polarization. It concluded that the polarization happened due mainly to the time gap among individuals to capitulate to the pressure of change which the present age requires accepting, and finally provided appropriate stance to address the problem.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Hypotheses and Methodology

IV. Results

V. Implications to Korean Society

VI. Conclusion

References

키워드

Political Orientation Social Darwinism Social Polarization Conservative Liberal