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A comparative analysis of social stratification in Japan, Korea and Taiwan : Where if the locus of social inequality?
- A comparative analysis of social stratification in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- ARITA, Shin
- The University of Tokyo
| Title |
A comparative analysis of social stratification in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
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| Sub Title | Where if the locus of social inequality? |
| Material Type | Theses |
| Author(English) |
ARITA, Shin |
| Publisher |
[Tokyo],[Japan] : The University of Tokyo |
| Date | 2017-02 |
| Series Title; No | ISS discussion paper series / F-182 |
| Pages | 19 |
| Subject Country | Japan(Asia and Pacific) South Korea(Asia and Pacific) Taiwan(Asia and Pacific) |
| Language | English |
| File Type | Link |
| Subject | Social Development < Social Welfare |
| Holding | The University of Tokyo |
| License |  |
Abstract
This paper examines the ways in which individual’s income and subjective social status are determined by one’s work-related and personal factors and studies the ways in which social contexts shape social stratification in Japan, (South) Korea, and Taiwan from a comparative perspective. The empirical analysis using the 2005 SSM survey data has revealed that institutional factors such as Japanese employment practices strongly affect individuals’ remuneration and status and make the stratification structure highly multidimensional in Japan. While occupation, among work-related factors, is the predominant determinant of one’s income and subjective social status in Taiwan, employment type and firm size (only for men) also have a considerable independent influence in Japan. Korea appears to be placed between Japan and Taiwan.
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