Park Gil Sung
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Park Gil Sung ( Hangul: 박길성, born May 9, 1957 in Myungju, Gangwon-do, Korea ) is a prominent Korean sociologist.
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[edit] Biography
Park took a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Korea University, followed by a Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1988. In 1992, he started working at Korea University where he taught economic sociology, information sociology and sociology of world society, and was promoted to a full professorship in 2000. He held numerous important positions including President's Advisory Committee of Aging and Future Society and Chair of Korea Comparative Sociology Association. He was a visiting scholar at Center for International Affairs, Harvard University and was a visiting professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Now Park is a professor in Department of Sociology, Korea University and an adjunct professor in Department of Sociology, University of Utah.
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- Park, Gil-Sung (2003) Restructuring of Korean Society: Forced Adjustments and Contentious Coordinations. Seoul: Korea University Press.
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| NAME | Park Gil Sung |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Korean sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Myungju, Korea |
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