Legacy illustration — minimal record
South Korea fertility
Primary theory: Reproductive Agency, Care, and Life Scripts (G)
Secondary theories: Repair-Lag Systems Theory (D); Externalized Substrate (B); Differentiated Systems Coordination Collapse (C); Reality and Meaning Mediation (E)
Case verdict: Illustrates reproductive-agency and care constraints in one setting; does not establish a general causal mechanism.
Key falsifier: Sustained fertility recovery without repair to care, gender, housing, or future confidence.
Work required for a typed case: define the unit and period, valued condition, pressure, repair process, adequacy threshold, power and distribution, strongest rival, source trail, and role-distinct comparison.