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@article{ART001904441},
author={Lee Sang Hoon},
title={High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education},
journal={The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics},
issn={1229-8387},
year={2014},
number={29},
pages={377-413}

TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Sang Hoon
TI - High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education
JO - The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
PY - 2014
VL - null
IS - 29
PB - The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
SP - 377
EP - 413
SN - 1229-8387
AB - The starting point for this paper lies at the intersection of two different socioeconomic issues, i.e., high young adult unemployment and effective vocational ethics education. To this end, this paper makes an attempt to reinterpret the traditional Christian concept of vocation. This attempt can be successfully made to pursue proper understanding and view of work as a basis of vocational ethics. Then we try to critically examine biases against and cultural stereotypes about certain jobs that are often found in young adult job seekers. This paper also describes the reality of unrealistic job search and unsystematic career plans of young adults(and college students), which are characteristic of excessive pursuit of job stability and high-paying job. Further this study sheds light on internal and external factors associated with many young adults' excessive pursuit of job stability and high-paying job that stems from narrow view of work and low work ethics. This paper continues to describe socioeconomic situations facing Korean young adults that are seen to be conducive to causing high unemployment. Here we present a series of emergent phenomena or traits related with work capacity, such as emphasis of work ethics or vocation over resume-building efforts, economic growth without employment and change in job market, CSR and ethical management, population aging and work-life balance, etc. By introducing these emergent phenomena or traits, this paper tries to come up with various aspects of work capacity required for viable jobs and sustainable works in the midst of global economic volatility. This effort can help us understand what curriculum for vocational ethics education should consist of in order to alleviate young adult unemployment. The argument shows that sustainable work capacity in its various forms can be regarded to have an affinity with and point toward a traditional Christian concept of vocation. In other words, a traditional Christian concept of vocation should be reinterpreted for the purpose of it's contemporary application in attempting to deal with young adult employment issue.
KW - young adult;high unemployment;vocational ethics;education;globalization;vocation;specification
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Lee Sang Hoon. (2014). High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 29, 377-413.

Lee Sang Hoon. 2014, "High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education", The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, no.29, pp.377-413.

Lee Sang Hoon "High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics 29 pp.377-413 (2014) : 377.

Lee Sang Hoon. High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education. 2014; 29 : 377-413.

Lee Sang Hoon. "High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.29(2014) : 377-413.

Lee Sang Hoon. High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 29, 377-413.

Lee Sang Hoon. High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics. 2014; 29 377-413.

Lee Sang Hoon. High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education. 2014; 29 : 377-413.

Lee Sang Hoon. "High Young Adult Unemployment and a Christian Vocational Ethics Education" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.29(2014) : 377-413.