Lack of dream-capital among Korean youths: Rationally chosen or culturally forbidden?

• Main Authors: KIM, Seokho, KIM, Hongjung, LEE, Sangkyu, KIM, Eunji, GOWEN, Ohjae
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Korean youth; dream; dream-capital; penetration; rational aspects of dreaming; hope; imagination; optimism; resilience; Asian Studies; Family, Life Course, and Society; Social Psychology and Interaction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4104; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5363/viewcontent/02_Seokho_Kim_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper attempts to provide empirical evidence in understanding the ways that contemporary youth pursue their dreams in Korea. This paper examines the rational aspect of "dreaming" or "non-dreaming" by employing two concepts: dream-capital and penetration. In this paper, dream...