North
Korean
Society
By: Kenzy Abouelhassan
Veronica Zaki
Ali Radwan
Kareem Abdelsamie
North Korea has one of the most
RACES/ETHNICITIES
racially homogeneous social orders
on the planet. 99.8 percent of the
North
Korean
population
are
ethnically Korean. Short of what one
percent
of
North
Koreans
are
distinguished as not being Korean.
The North Korean government takes
extreme measures to persuade its
natives that they are one bound
together individuals.
North Korea is a three-party state that is guided
by the Juche and Songun belief systems of
confidence and military prioritisation. The nation
has a fixed constitution just as the 'Ten Principles
for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological
System' which sets models for administration
and the conduct of the North Korean individuals.
The Workers' Party of Korea contains 3,000,000
individuals and basically controls North Korean
legislative issues. Its two satellite associations
are the Korean Social Democratic Party and the
Chondoist Chongu Party.
GOVERNMENT
The government contains 3
branches;
1- The State Affairs
Commission of North Korea
deliberates and determines the
work of defence building of the
State, including major North
Korean governmental policies.
2- The government also
features a Supreme People's
Assembly (SPA) with 687
members, each of whom are
elected every five years.
GOVERNMENT
(CONTINUATION)
3- The Cabinet of North
Korea is the seat of
executive power in the
government, and is led
by Premier Pak
Pong-ju, who
represents the
government.
North Korea Coat of Arms
NORTH KOREA FLAG
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The flag was officially adopted on
September 9, 1948.
The two blue strips signify
sovereignty, peace and friendship.
The white strips signify purity.
Red represents the communist
revolution.
The red star is the recognized
symbol of communism.
The national embelem was adopted
in 1948.
It consists of Sup’ung Dam under
Baekdu Mountain with rice making
up the border.
The red ribbon below the embelem
reads: “The Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea” in Hangul
characters.
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Values
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DPRK: This stands for Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea.
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It represents the official name for the korean reflecting
their values and beliefs that south Korea is an occupied
territory.( In spite of what the world says)
Norms
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Greetings: normal handshakes
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Media: Never throw away anything with Kims On It
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Photography: ask someone before taking any photos
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Politics: Just Avoid It!!!!
Nearly
EVERYTHING WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE lol
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Style of painting: choshonwha.
Choshonwha painting has evolved
over the last 50 years into highly
detailed propaganda painting:
socialist realism.
Socialist Realism: the realistic style
of painting which emerged in Russia
in the years following the Communist
Revolution of 1917.
Because their society has been
closed off for 70 years, the style of
art they do is completely different
from artists in other countries
working in the same medium.
They tend to do realistic work. The
paintings are extremely detailed.
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ARTS
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Art like everything else in a
communist society, exists to serve
the people.
That means every painting needs
to be something that anyone can
understand. So we can say that
there isn’t any symbolism is North
Korean art.
Most of the paintings are procured
through the Mansudae Art Studio,
the famed art production center
which mass-produces art and
employs half of the country’s
artists.
Different forms of art: water color
– acrylic painting – woodcut –
jewel painting – oil painting embroidery.
ARTISTS
Sun Mu
Kim Song Kun, Kim Chol, Cha Yong Ho, and Ri Ki Song
OTHER
Jo Jong Man
ARTISTS
After securing arms (1948)
Sea rescue in the dark (1997)
RELIGIONS
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Korean Shamanism
Korean Shamanism is the oldest and native religion of Korea and the Korean people. In Korean Shamanism the shaman-priest
acts as a medium between the spirits or gods and the human plane of existence by performing rituals to try and resolve
problems.
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Chondoism
The major focuses of the religion are on personal cultivation, social welfare and the rejection of any kind of afterlife.
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Buddhism
Buddhism is the second oldest religion in Korea and was at one point the dominant religious, cultural and political force of the
country, before being suppressed for around half a millennium by the Joseon Kingdom.
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Christianity, Islam, and Other Beliefs
Christianity was rising quickly in Korea in the late 19th century and into the early 20th century.
The religion was especially disliked in North Korea due to its ties to the West, especially America.
The only presence that Islam has in the country in at the Iranian embassy in Pyongyang where the only mosque in
the country, the Ar-Rahman Mosque, is located.
RELIGIONS
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Religion
Non-religious
Korean Shamanism
Cheondoism
Buddhism
Christianity
Population (%)
64.3
16.0
13.5
4.5
1.7
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