(1)40 Years of Low Birth Rate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)What makes life meaningful
(1)the coming disaster of 40 years of low birth rates
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(1)40 Years of Low Birth Rate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)material abundance
Koreans find meaningful values in life in material abundance
Of course, that doesn’t mean that Koreans don’t value their families
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(1)40 Years of Low Birthrate
(2)this looming disaster
(3)Sam Richard. Richard.”
(4)a professor at Pennsylvania State University
(5)Korean parents and grandparents are what they experienced
(6)I think I pushed it hard
(1)40 Years of Low Birthrate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)They saw a change in their lives and that it was possible
(1)40 Years of Low Birth Rate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)The pursuit of material affluence
(4)It’s actually about making a good life
After the Korean War, there was a perception that material abundance brought good life
That perception has continued to this day
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(1)40 Years of Low Birth Rate
(2)a looming disaster
(3)in the sense of a hundred
(4)It takes a lot of effort to have a family I want
(1)40 Years of Low Birthrate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)I have to have a very stable job and be a very stable person who lives a very stable life
(1)40 Years of Low Birth Rate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)And this is not an easy task
(1)40 Years of Low Birth Rate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)I think it’s going to be very difficult to achieve all those things and have children
(1)40 Years of Low Birth Rate
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(2)a looming disaster
(3)Not to mention having two or three children
So, Koreans are different from other countries
Trying to make a home with everything ready
Therefore, Koreans say it will be very difficult to give birth to children