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KMID : 1001320200470020031
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Social Welfare Policy
2020 Volume.47 No. 2 p.31 ~ p.58
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Is working life instability of middle-aged men getting universalized in Korea? - Comparison of work trajectories between two cohorts -
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Yoon Ha-Lim
Hong Baeg-Eui
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Abstract
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The issue of labor or job instability experienced in middle age has been raised continuously since the late 1990’s when the financial crisis occurred in Korea. However, it has not been explored enough whether it is an unusual phenomenon that happened at that time to a certain group of people, or as many people think, labor instability has transformed into a common danger in this modern world. Based on the ‘Risk Society’ and ‘Individualization of risk’, presented by German sociologist Ulrich Beck, this study examined whether the risk of ‘working life instability’ experienced by middle-aged men is becoming universalized in Korea. The result showed that Cohort 2 (1949∼1958) is more likely to enjoy stable working life trajectories in middle age than Cohort 1. In addition, it was found that Cohort 1 (1939∼1948) experienced destabilization earlier and at a faster rate overall. Furthermore, the influence of educational attainment on the (in)stability was also strengthened in Cohort 2, confirming that the working life instability in middle age got more stratified than universalized in Korea. These findings suggest to implement appropriate policies for low-educated groups who have had unstable working life for a long time.
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KEYWORD
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Generalization of risk, Middle age, Working life instability, Group-Based Trajectory Analysis, Work history, Birth cohorts
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