Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society
Issues and Subpopulations
Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society
Issues and Subpopulations
Description
Inequality in health reflects the deeper social and economic structures shaping everyday life.
This edited volume investigates the complex and uneven landscape of health disparities in contemporary Korean society, demonstrating how rapid economic and social transformations have produced unequal health outcomes across diverse populations. The collection highlights how factors such as employment conditions, social capital, and access to healthcare contribute to differences in self-rated health and patterns of healthcare utilization, including the financial burden of out-of-pocket costs and disparities among medical aid recipients.
Organized into two main parts, the book first examines structural determinants of health, focusing on links between employment status, working conditions, and access to care. It then turns to disparities across specific population groups, offering detailed analyses of employee health (including long working hours, night shifts, and workplace hazards), elderly well-being (such as environmental satisfaction and quality of life), and the health of children and adolescents (including obesity and socioeconomic inequalities). The final section expands the scope to immigrant and minority populations, addressing the health risks of marriage migrants and the mental health challenges faced by ethnic minority youth.
Across these chapters, the volume makes clear that health inequalities are not isolated issues but are embedded within broader systems of labor, family, and migration. By bringing together empirical research and policy-relevant insights, it underscores the urgency of targeted interventions and more equitable health policies. This collection is essential reading for anyone concerned with social justice and public health in rapidly changing societies.
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND HEALTH-CARE UTILIZATION
Section 1: Self-Rated Health
1 Association between Employment Status and Self-Rated Health: Korean Working Conditions Survey by Kimin Kwon, Jae Bum Park, Kyung-Jong Lee, and Yoon-Sik Cho
2 Social Capital and Its Association with Health and Well-Being: An Individual-Level Analysis in Seoul, South Korea by Sehee Han, Heaseung Kim, and Hee-Sun Lee
Section 2: Health Insurance and Health-care Utilization
3 Paying Out-of-Pocket for Health Care in Korea: Changes in Catastrophic and Poverty Impact over a Decade of 1996–2005 by TaeJin Lee
4 Multilevel Analysis of Health-Care Service Utilization among Medical Aid Beneficiaries in Korea by Yang Heui Ahn, Ok Kyung Ham, Soo Hyun Kim,and Chang Gi Park
PART II: HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS
Section 3: Employee Health
5 The Association between Long Working Hours and Self-Rated Health by Jun-Taek Song, Goeun Lee, Jongho Kwon, Jung-Woo Park, Hyunrim Choi, and Sinye Lim
6 The Relationship between Night Work and Involuntary Weight Change: Data from the Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES 2010–2012) by Jongho Kwon, Jung-Woo Park, Jin-Soo Park, Seyoung Kim, Hyunrim Choi, and Sinye Lim
7 The Association between Korean Employed Workers' On-Call Work and Health Problems and Injuries by Chulin Baek, Jae Bum Park, Kyungjong Lee, and Jaehyuk Jung
8 Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Older Workers by Sujin Hong, Harin Jeong, Yunjeong Heo, Hosun Chun, Jongtae Park, and Daeseong Kim
9 Hazards and Health Problems in Occupations Dominated by Aged Workers in South Korea by Jungsun Park, Soo Geun Kim, Jong-shik Park, Boyoung Han, Kab Bae Kim, and Yangho Kim
Section 4: Elderly Health
10 Relation between Overall Health Status and Environmental Satisfaction of Community Elders by Seonhye Lee, Chang Heon Cheong, and Jimee Kim
11 The Effect of Health and Functional Limitation on Sexual Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Elderly Korean Couples by Jaeeon Yoo
Section 5: Children/Adolescents Health
12 Mothers' Working Hours and Children's Obesity: Data from by the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2008–2010 by Goeun Lee and Hyoung-Ryoul Kim
13 Subjective and Objective Indicators of Socioeconomic Status and Self-Rated Health in Korean Adolescents by Kyungwon Choi
Section 6: Immigrant and Minority Health
14 Health Status and Associated Health Risks among Female Marriage Immigrants in Korea by Hyekyeong Kim, Seunghyun Yoo, Seon Cho, Eun-Joo Kwon, Suyoung Kim, and Ji-Youn Park
15 The Mental Health of Ethnic Minority Youths in South Korea and Its Related Environmental Factors: A Literature Review by Yeeun Lee, Minji Lee, and Subin Park
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Product details
| Published | 10 Dec 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781978778580 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 8 b/w illustrations; 64 tables; |
| Series | Korean Communities across the World |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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