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Professor Coleman's ** seems to be becoming a reality. According to the data, South Korea's birth rate has continued to decline and has fallen to 07%。South Korea's population has been in a state of negative growth for the past four years, which means that the rate of population decline will be faster and faster. The most immediate cause of this is the decrease in women's desire to have children. South Korea's hierarchical system has long allowed women to be disadvantaged, discriminated against, and neglected. However, with the development of the economy, Korean women have begun to pursue an independent life, they no longer rely on men, and they no longer think that having children is their only value and belonging. They are more focused on their professional and personal development, which leads to a decline in fertility rates.
In addition to the changing role of women, external factors also have an impact on fertility rates. South Korea is a developed country with high per capita consumption levels and prices. The burden of living costs makes it impossible for many people to worry about having children, or even if they want to have children, they can't afford it. Compared to China, South Korea has a higher cost of education and living costs, especially the capital Seoul, which is a densely populated city with high housing prices. Many young people are unable to even afford a home, let alone a stable place to live to raise their children. The pressure on the cost of living has led to more and more young people having it"Pastisophobia"They feel that work has taken up most of their time and energy, and they are not willing to spend the rest of their time and energy on taking care of their children.
There is even a strange phenomenon in Korean society, and many places have set up "child-free zones". More than 78 per cent of respondents said they supported the establishment of child-free zones in their businesses, while 18 per cent disagreed. The emergence of this phenomenon is due to the fact that with the development of society, people's concept of life has changed, and they pay more attention to the individual and the self, and do not want to be disturbed by the noise of children in public. Some businesses and businesses have decided not to allow children to enter in order to avoid the troubles and disputes caused by children. This practice has had a certain impact on families with children, and further deepened the psychological concept of young people who are reluctant to have children.
The issue of population ageing is another key factor contributing to population decline. According to the data, as of 2023, the proportion of the elderly population in South Korea has reached 186%, bringing the total elderly population to 9.5 million. **By 2040, the proportion of the elderly population in South Korea will reach 35%. This means that 35 out of every 100 Koreans are elderly people. In addition to the old, weak, sick, disabled, and pregnant, the number of people in the labor force who can participate in labor will be greatly reduced, the burden on society as a whole will increase significantly, and the vitality of social development will gradually disappear.
South Korea** has recognized the seriousness of the problem and has put in place a series of policies and welfare measures to encourage young people to have children, investing up to $200 billion. However, to a certain extent, these measures are only a symptom rather than a cure. Professor Coleman proposed an idea in which he argued that South Korea needed to undergo a comprehensive cultural reform and provide greater and radical economic benefits to fundamentally change people's perceptions of childbearing. Only by making people aware of the benefits of having more children can the current growing demographic problem be gradually addressed.
However, achieving such a cultural change is not an easy task. South Korea's cultural development lags far behind its economic development, and many people's ideas are still stuck in the last century. In addition to reform policies, education and advocacy are essential to change people's attitudes. Only by taking childbirth as the responsibility and obligation of the whole society and providing adequate social support and welfare guarantees can we change people's attitudes towards childbirth and increase the fertility rate.
In conclusion, South Korea's declining population and aging population are becoming more and more serious, and Professor Coleman's ** is not sensational. South Korea** needs to step up efforts to address these issues, carry out comprehensive policy and cultural reforms, and provide more social support and welfare guarantees to ensure the sustainable development of the population and the healthy development of society.
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