Songbun
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songbun-169-2126185
title:
Songbun
text:
Songbun, formally chulsin-songbun, is the system of ascribed status used in North Korea. According to the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the American Enterprise Institute, it is based on the political, social, and economic background of one's direct ancestors as well as the behavior of their relatives, songbun is used to classify North Korean citizens into three primary castes—core, wavering, and hostile—in addition to approximately fifty sub-classifications, and determine wh
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
System of ascribed status in North Korea
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbun
date created:
2012-06-08T16:48:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T11:57:47Z
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