family structure in korean culture

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prezentatsiya powerpoint though koreans thought blood relationships natural and ideal starting points for good relationships outside the family, they never assumed that happy family life emerged spontaneously. harmony and smooth flow of affection were seen as the result of proper patriarchal regulation of women and children. the family should be run as a "benevolent monarchy," the eldest male as household head. sons remained home after they married, while daughters went to live with their husbands'families. although historically younger sons and their wives eventually split from their extended families after a few years of marriage, they lived nearby, socially dependent on their grandfathers, fathers and elder brothers. eldest sons succeeded to the family leadership and inherited the bulk of the wealth. they did not leave their extended families because they were responsible for their aged parents. when their parents died, eldest sons adhered to complex mourning restrictions for one to three …

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(han'gul), and in many families, to read and write classical chinese as well. girls,however, were considered "outsiders who will leave the family," and the majority were not taught to read or write even the korean alphabet. a girl by seven usually knew her position in the family was inferior to her brothers' because when she married she left the family. under the old family system parents arranged marriages without the consent of their children, either female or male. since daughters left their parents to live with their husbands' families, marriage was often traumatic for them. new wives, of course, tried to please their husbands, but more important, they had to please their mothers-in-law.the mother-in-law directed the new wife in her housework and had the power to send the bride back home in disgrace if the bride seriously displeased her. sometimes this adjustment was hard for the bride. a humorous korean …

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her than leave her seclusion.** queen inhyon, a model of feminine modesty for two centuries, sequestered herself to her private rooms after being wrongfully dethroned. although this division of labor was a matter of principle for the elite, ordinary people found it a matter of practical survival. for farming households, the inside-outside division worked well; women could stay home with their children while working. but where this division of labor undermined economic survival, other divisions were adopted—despite the loss of family status in deviating from theconfucian ideal. for example, in fishing villages on islands off the south coast of korea, male and female roles were regularly reversed. in these nonagricultural areas, women provided family income by diving for seaweed, shellfish and other edibles. in other parts of korea women sometimes earned a living as shamans, religious specialists who tended to the spiritual welfare of their clients by performing ceremonies for …

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prezentatsiya powerpoint though koreans thought blood relationships natural and ideal starting points for good relationships outside the family, they never assumed that happy family life emerged spontaneously. harmony and smooth flow of affection were seen as the result of proper patriarchal regulation of women and children. the family should be run as a "benevolent monarchy," the eldest male as household head. sons remained home after they married, while daughters went to live with their husbands'families. although historically younger sons and their wives eventually split from their extended families after a few years of marriage, they lived nearby, socially dependent on their grandfathers, fathers and elder brothers. eldest sons succeeded to the family leadership and inherited the bulk ...

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