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This study examines the status quo of education in Korea and its symbolic violence by analyzing students’ film comments on Spirit of Jeet Keun Do. This film shows the 1970’s school violence in Korea which has continued until now. 278 college students who attended high school in the late 2000’s wrote...

This study examines the status quo of education in Korea and its symbolic violence by analyzing students’ film comments on Spirit of Jeet Keun Do. This film shows the 1970’s school violence in Korea which has continued until now. 278 college students who attended high school in the late 2000’s wrote the film comments which were based on their own experiences. The comments reflect the range of their awareness of students’ rights. The students’ responses can be divided into three types. 140 out of 287 students felt that the present students’ rights situation is “the same” as that of the 1970’s. 78 out of 278 students thought the current status of students’ rights is “better” than that of the past. 56 out of 278 students thought this is the time when teachers’ rights should be protected. Different opinions between male and female students became apparent. 85 female students replied “the same” and 62 female students replied “better.” However, 56 male students replied “the same” and 69 male students replied “better.” The result raises two questions: the first is about why students have different experiences in spite of their living in the same time and place; and the second is the different opinions between boys and girls. In general, it is considered that female students are less exposed to violence than males. However, more female students stated that school violence is a serious problem in society. Based on these results, the students’ film comments were analyzed on the basis of The Bourdieu theory of “symbolic violence”, “champ”, and “habitus.” In conclusion, this study pays much attention to the invisible and gentle violence legitimation by school system, suppressing students’ rights in Korea. Even at present, organized school violence which continues from 1970’s is not an individual problem.

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