@article{ART003397268},
author={Sol Jung and HyunHwan Park},
title={Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea},
journal={The Journal of Multicultural Society},
issn={2005-2553},
year={2026},
volume={19},
number={3},
pages={377-413},
doi={10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377}
TY - JOUR
AU - Sol Jung
AU - HyunHwan Park
TI - Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea
JO - The Journal of Multicultural Society
PY - 2026
VL - 19
IS - 3
PB - Research Institute of Asian Women
SP - 377
EP - 413
SN - 2005-2553
AB - This study examines whether two forms of deprivation, social isolation (relational deprivation) and frustrated social mobility (status deprivation), reduce or increase minority inclusion, contrasting a resource competition pathway with a suffering-based empathy pathway. Using five waves of the Korean Survey on Social Integration (2021~2025; N = 41,148), we estimated three-level models in which individuals are nested in province-years and provinces, and linked regional unemployment rates, shares of foreign residents, and shares of single-person households. Social isolation was associated with greater minority inclusion, consistent with the empathy pathway, and the association was strongest toward the most socially distant groups, such as sexual minorities and ex-offenders. Neither mobility frustration nor the interaction between the two forms of deprivation was significant. Local belonging increased minority inclusion and amplified the effect of social isolation, whereas regional contextual variables explained little of the regional variation. The effect of social isolation varied considerably across provinces and years, indicating that it is conditional rather than universal. These findings challenge the assumption that deprivation necessarily breeds exclusion and suggest that different types of deprivation shape attitudes toward minorities through different pathways.
KW - minority inclusion;social isolation;social mobility frustration; altruism born of suffering;social distance
DO - 10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
ER -
Sol Jung and HyunHwan Park. (2026). Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea. The Journal of Multicultural Society, 19(3), 377-413.
Sol Jung and HyunHwan Park. 2026, "Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea", The Journal of Multicultural Society, vol.19, no.3 pp.377-413. Available from: doi:10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
Sol Jung, HyunHwan Park "Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea" The Journal of Multicultural Society 19.3 pp.377-413 (2026) : 377.
Sol Jung, HyunHwan Park. Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea. 2026; 19(3), 377-413. Available from: doi:10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
Sol Jung and HyunHwan Park. "Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea" The Journal of Multicultural Society 19, no.3 (2026) : 377-413.doi: 10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
Sol Jung; HyunHwan Park. Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea. The Journal of Multicultural Society, 19(3), 377-413. doi: 10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
Sol Jung; HyunHwan Park. Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea. The Journal of Multicultural Society. 2026; 19(3) 377-413. doi: 10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
Sol Jung, HyunHwan Park. Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea. 2026; 19(3), 377-413. Available from: doi:10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
Sol Jung and HyunHwan Park. "Social Isolation, Social Mobility Frustration, and Minority Inclusion in Korea" The Journal of Multicultural Society 19, no.3 (2026) : 377-413.doi: 10.14431/jms.2026.10.19.3.377
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