sociology
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Grace Kao, a sociology professor at Yale University, said that while it features collaborations with Western songwriters and producers, the title works to "remind international fans that BTS is, first and foremost, a Korean group".
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
"It's really funny if you're a K-pop fan, there's a lot of inside jokes," says Dr Grace Kao, Oona's aunt and a sociology professor and K-pop researcher at Yale University.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
After a lifetime in higher education, McMaster University sociology professor Vic Satzewich thought he had heard every excuse imaginable for why a student couldn’t turn in her homework.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
“Why wasn’t the school district notified about a gunman? Why weren’t parents warned?” said Jody Vallejo, a Fullerton parent and professor of sociology at USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
“This society is unforgiving, relentless, and the competition is constant,” Andrew Eungi Kim, a sociology professor at Korea University, one of the country’s most elite schools, told me.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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