Education and Social Stratification in South Korea Contributor(s): Arita, Shin (Author), Cho, Shinil (Translator) |
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ISBN: 4130572016 ISBN-13: 9784130572019 Publisher: University of Tokyo Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2028 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of December 26, 2028 |
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Testing & Measurement - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Physical Information: 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: South Korea is noted for hard-fought competition in university admission exams, which are widely believed to determine one's prospects and shape their takers' entire lives. Long after graduation, do admissions exams still influence social circumstances? In this book, Shin Arita validates this belief with vast amounts of sociological data. He traces the mechanisms that show the test's role in the formation of social strata. |