-
Songbun (Korean: 성분; MR:
sŏngbun),
formally chulsin-
songbun (Korean: 출신성분; MR: ch'ulsin
sŏngbun, from Sino-Korean 出身, "origin" and 成分, "constituent")...
- independence.
During his rise and his
consolidation of power, Kim
created the
songbun, a
caste system in
which the
North Korean people were
divided into three...
-
metaphorically described as tomatoes, apples, and grapes, respectively.
Songbun is the name
given to the
caste system established on 30 May 1957 by the...
- that range,
Songbun is
allegedly used to
determine whether an
individual is
trusted with
responsibility or
given certain opportunities.
Songbun allegedly...
-
serve families with very high
Songbun rankings. No
wavering or
hostile class children and very few
children of high
songbun,
outside of the
three “lines”...
- the
families with very high
Songbun rankings. No
wavering or
hostile class children and very few
children of high
songbun,
outside of the
three “lines”...
- Online.
Retrieved 19
April 2015. Collins,
Robert (2012).
Marked for Life:
Songbun,
North Korea's
Social classification System (PDF).
United States: Committee...
-
political elites are
exempt from conscription, as are
people with bad
songbun (ascribed
social status in
North Korea).
Recruitment is done on the basis...
- Korea's
discriminatory social classification system,
Marked for Life:
Songbun,
North Korea's
Social classification System, to a
group of 200
people at...
-
Thought Police),
where thoughts in the DPRK are
controlled not just the
Songbun caste system, but by the WPK. List of
fictional secret police and intelligence...
