Observers say that match-fixing is an outgrowth of a number of problems that have plagued South Korea for decades: widespread mistreatment of young athletes; poor salaries; a culture that demands blind respect of authority; and Korean society's lax ethical standards on corruption.
"The bible highlights respect for government, respect of authority, respect for civil laws so you will see Jehovah's Witnesses are model citizens when it comes to paying taxes and working within the laws created by government because that's something that is engendered in the pages of the bible".
I wonder if it's partially because succeeding in school requires many of the same abilities and behaviors as being a "good girl": respect for and obedience of authority, careful rule-following, people-pleasing and succeeding in an externally imposed framework.
With enthusiastic assistance from his wife and children, he described the increase in crime, the corruption of the school system, the drugs, the lack of patriotism and the lack of respect for authority, attributing all these things to the predominance of "one ethnic group".
"A committee that polices educational materials for insufficient devotion to patriotism or a lack of respect for authority runs the real danger of substituting propaganda for education".
So in respect of company authority, what is Schmidt's role?
"This can be seen as a very worrying and profoundly antisocial shift, as cool characters display lack of concern for others, lack of respect for authority or social convention, and a focus on style above all else".
Even if cultural factors play a role in reinforcing workers' response to pressure, removing the intimidation might also remove the influence of the traditional cultural value of "respect for authority".
As is common among Hindu families in rural north India, her in-laws wanted Pal to veil her face and remain silent in the presence of male family members, as a sign of respect for authority.
A quiet, gentle-looking young man (then 28) from Ponce, P.R. Suddenly he was an editorial subject for so many of the evils that plagued society, from the arrogance of big-time athletes to a general breakdown of respect for authority.
There is an erosion of respect for authority that has gradually occurred and is almost out of control in the present youth culture.
