The main objective of this book is to introduce the readers, especially those students who take a course on Korean Society and Culture-- an elective course for the undergraduate students at Ramkhmahaeng university, to the general Korean socio-cultural features and characteristics. It begins with a description of why the country has long been known as "Land of the Morning Calm," then discusses where the Koreans came from. These topics have been well written by refering to historical sources and legends to support his arguments. Later, he describes the formation of the Three Kingdoms and discusses a brief Korean history until the peninsula was divided into two countries after the Japanese colonization.

On the topics of the Korean social structure and family system, the book illustrates several interesting description, i.e. soical stratification, clans, local groups, and age-groups as well as Korean surnames, the given names, and clan geneology. Social life in cities, and change are also provided for better understanding of contemporary Korean way-of-life.

The cultural uniqueness of the Koreans is also introduced, for instance, Kimchi, and Ginsaeng while traditional festivals, arts, dance, music and songs (Arirang) are discussed at length. Further, traditional beliefs and new "religions", i.e. the Unification Church, are detailed in order to provide insight into the Korean cultural milieu.

The review of the Korean short story since the 1950's gives a clear chronological picture of Korean social environments in relation to Korean economic and political phenomena in each decade. As for sports, Koreans are not inferior to any other countries as she hosted the Asian Games and the Olympics and led in gold medals over many other Asian countries. Finally, the author informs readers about Thai-Korean relations especially in trade.

This book is widely used among academics and students in most universities throughout the Kingdom of Thailand.