The sociocultural role of sport in the country, including any political implications
South Korea loves sport, sport is not only a popular physical activity but is a significant social practice. Sport operates as an important cultural resource and produces and disseminates nationalism. Indeed, in recent years, south korea has shown competence in hosting, playing, and managing sport. South Korean athletes have created notable results at major international sport events. For example, since 1984, the national Summer Olympic team has unfailingly been ranked in the top 10 nations on the medal table, with the only exception being the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The country has also produced a number of major world sporting events, including hosting
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Korean sport, like all sport has not developed in a political and social vacuum, on the contrary, sport in Korea is a highly nationalistic practice. Lets step back in time and figure out how they got here. Three notable events have had an impressive impact on contemporary Korean society and culture, including the culture of sport. One is the Japanese occupation, number two is the Korean War and the division of the nation creating the two koreas, and three is the rapid economic growth that has occurred under a series of military …show more content…
This has had profound implications in the development of Korean society. Soon after the liberation from Japan in 1945, the peninsula was sectioned into two parts and 5 years later, civil war broke out in 1950. This war ended in 1953 without a peace treaty, which means the two countries still technically are at war. More than 50 years of division has influenced the culture and national opinions of the Korean people. The two Koreas see each other as political and military enemies, but they also see themselves as an ethnically homogenous nation. So there is a strong desire on both sides of the fence to reunify so that a unified Korean nation state can be created. The reunification of the nation is one of the largest political projects in both South and North Korea. This ethnic nationalism allows for occasional cooperation between the two countries such as North Korea and South Korea marching together for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics and 2006 Turin Olympics. Sport in Korea has reflected these complicated relations. International competitions created a symbolic battlefield between the two countries, at least until the 1980s. North and South Korean governments invested heavily in developing skilled athletes and funded part of the development of high performance sport in order to win more medals in international games. This arms
After Japan started to industrialize, they began to imperialize and try to take over other surrounding countries. They gained control of Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands after China broke an agreement with them to keep military out of Korea. They also went to war with Russia over Manchuria, and won. Finally, in 1910, Japan annexed Korea and gained control of it until the end of World War II. Once World War II ended in 1945, and the Allies had defeated Japan, the Soviets invaded Korea from the north. The United States, fearing that the Soviets wanted total control of Korea, invaded it from the south. The two countries decided that, to not make any long-term decisions, they would divide the country in about half, at the 38th parallel (5). This division of Korea was only supposed to be temporary, but in 1948, both halves of Korea established separate governments. They both claimed that they were the true Korea (1). Kim Il-Sung, who became the leader of the north of Korea in 1948, decided that the Democratic People’s Republic should have a communist government (6). Syngman Ree, who had previously been exiled by Korea, returned to oppose the DPR’s leader, and created his own government for the south of Korea, or the Republic of Korea. Each side wanted to gain control over the whole, previously unified country (2). The Korean War started in June of 1950 because North Korea took it upon itself to end the
There were many instances where individuals have stated many negative and positive remarks about my bodily features that have both impacted me in various ways that stem from being, not only an Asian Canadian but in a more specific sense, a Korean Canadian phenomenon. In this paper, I will discuss where the judgements of ‘societal norms” come from, and how it relates to “me and my body in society” as a Korean Canadian. Through my convictions developed from vast amounts of past experiences of what people have stated, have also enlightened me, I have gained the body of knowledge as a result, through my personal experiences of which I will be discussing. I will be using western ideology and my experiences of being a Korean Canadian, how it particularly
It has been almost sixty-five years since the split of Korea into the North and South. Although it was not until 1953 when Korea was confirmed by a signed agreement that it is spilt in North Korea and South Korea. As a result of Korea separating into two countries, two different people were in power with different types of governing. Although both countries were once one single country, they both have merged into two totally different countries, that if in the future they came back together to be one country it would be difficult to comprise their rulers and come to an agreement of governing between them.
In this seemingly peaceful world, the Korean Peninsula has been seen as one of the hottest potatoes in the world. Many people do not acknowledge that the Korean War has not ended, but the event settled with just an armistice since the tension of the war became so intense between not only two Koreans, but other major countries such as Russia, China, and the United States. Even an armistice of the war, there still remains severe tensions in the Korean Peninsula and because of this, questions like why Korea has been the only divided country in the world and what has increased the tension between two Koreans have been brought up to historians. And to the answers to the questions about the modern Koreans is the war
In the fiscal period from year 2000 to 2004, Allergan Inc. has seen a continuous rise in sales and profits. In the year ended 2004, net income reached a high of $377 million and there is certainly no reason to believe that number won't continue to grow . Although most of our company's sales comes from our line of eye care pharmaceuticals, It is the BOTOX/neuromodulators line that sees the most promise in growth.
Lately, it seems that South Korea is making a mark of its own in the world, besides the fact that South Korea has a booming tech industry. The fact is that South Korea is making a name for itself due to the successful music industry. Since the fact that K-pop has spread to many different countries many Koreans are calling this the “Korean Wave” (Choi 1).
Since the beginning of the Summer Olympics (1896) and the Winter Olympics (1924), North Korea and South Korea have never competed as a country. As a historical background, Korea competed under Japanese rule during the Summer Olympics from 1912-1936.
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I was the “funny guy” in my clique of high school friends. Ever since I learned to read English, I enjoyed reading and collecting joke books. I exhausted every single joke book from the small community library in town. Riddles, jokes about animals and wildlife, reasons why I didn’t do my homework, lawyer jokes, and later on, ethnic jokes. I knew they were funny, but I wanted more. Perhaps it was my lack of physical achievements that made me obsess with a need to entertain my peers.
Sports are evolving everyday bringing new attractions to other countries around the world. Many people feel that if it weren't for Sports countries wouldn't be as noticeable as they are now in today's world. Some countries do not feel that they have been impacted by sports at all. Though countries do not see how sports has affected them, it cannot be overlooked that sports have made an impact on countries.
Geographically, Korea is a small country on the far eastern edge of Asia surrounded by China, Russia and Japan. South Korea is still under heavy military tension with North Korea. The area of South Korea is 100,210 square kilometers which is one fourth of California. The population is approximately 50 million. Its capital city is Seoul where approximately 10 million live. Its language is Hangeul (Korean). 29.2 percent of Koreans are Christians and 22.8 percent are Buddhists. 48 percent do not practice any religion. Although it is a small country, Korea is becoming a center of economic and cultural activities in Asia. Korea was colonized by Japan during 1909 to 1945, and later had to endure the painful Korean War during 1950 to 1953. However, since that time on, Korea has achieved amazingly splendid economic growth in a short period that was called as “the miracle of the Han River”. Today, Korea stands as one of the developed countries in the world. Now, Korea plays an important role in world economy as a member of G20 and hosted G20 Seoul Summit in 2010. Korea hosted the Seoul Summer Olympics in 1988, 2002 FIFA World Cup with Japan, and will host the Pyungchang Winter Olympics in 2018. Korea is famous for IT industries in global markets. Recently, Korean wave (Hanryu) for Korean dramas, movies, and music has been attracting worldwide audiences. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 2015)
Korea needs to avoid excepting western's culture or education systems, and so on. Korea has accepted Western's culture a lot, so they are losing their own cultures. Hanbok, for example, people with Hanbok is rarely seen nowadays.
Korea has the fastest internet system in the world. South Korean culture has evolved throughout the years after the Korean War. It is one of the fastest growing nations in the world after a severe hit back in the 1900s. Many people believe that Korea is still struggling as a third world nation. Additionally, people also see South Korea as a part of Communist North Korea. Throughout history, people viewed South Korea as a weak country that lost its power and control from Japan, China, and the Soviet Union. However, Korea has developed a fast growing economy through many transformations and with a strong work force. They value education and their family which is a motivation to work harder to support them. The use of documentaries, films,
South Korea is one of the most homogeneous countries in the world, in which it has its own culture, language, and customs that are different from other Asian countries. In South Korea, the citizens greatly value hard work, filial piety, and humility in their daily lives. South Koreans are very proud people in which they pride themselves in their traditional culture and their financial success.
Korean and English are the main languages in South Korea with Korean being the official state language. Some dialects are regional and mostly attributed to social status but can be difficult to detect for non-Korean listeners. Korea also has one of the highest literacy rates in the world.