Emergence of opposition to political correctness among Korean youth

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This paper aimed to identify the factors underlying the emergence of opposition to political correctness (PC) among South Korean youth. PC opponents generally note that PC encourages intolerance and reverse discrimination. This study investigated certain factors potentially correlated with antipolitical correctness. A web survey was conducted among Korean youth (aged 20–29) to identify certain value-related and identity-related background factors of antipolitical correctness. The survey results revealed that (a) ideological conservatism, that is, a strong belief in conservative values, was positively correlated with antipolitical correctness, and (b) meritocracy was positively correlated with antipolitical correctness, but only among those who were familiar with the concept of PC. The results suggest that among PC debates in Korea, there may be inconsistent ideological orientations or different viewpoints on distributive justice among youth. © 2023 Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore

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