The Neo-Confucian right and family politics in South Korea: The nuclear family as an ideological construct

Chang, Kyung‐Sup

doi:10.1080/03085149700000002

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“…Others argue that the durability of Korean cultural uniqueness will survive despite rapid social changes (Choi, 2002). Still others argue that the tradition and cultural value of family centrality has been reinvented in the modernization process (Chang, 1997).…”

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Diversity and Structure of Intergenerational Relationships: Elderly Parent–Adult Child Relations in Korea

Park

Phua

McNally³

et al. 2006

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Korean society has undergone a rapid demographic transition that has challenged traditional patterns of family exchanges. The structure and directions of support flows have become more complex as multiple generations coexist. This article examines the complexity of contemporary Korean intergenerational relationships. The study analyzed two different samples to address anticipated differences in perceptions of and attitudes toward relationships between adult children and elderly parents. The researchers used maximum likelihood latent structure analysis to discover the latent patterns of the association among three main subdimensions of intergenerational relationships: geographic proximity, exchange of support, and cultural norms of family support. Results show that the perspectives on intergenerational relationships differ significantly between middle-aged children and elderly parents. Intergenerational relationships among middle-aged adults comprise five distinct patterns: strong reciprocal, strong traditional, intermediate normative, intermediate circumstantial, and weak. The interpretation of intergenerational relationships from the elders' perspectives is more straightforward, with only three patterns: traditional, reciprocal, and weak. Along with significant socioeconomic differences in the prevalent patterns of intergenerational relationships, these results emphasize the complex interplay of contingency and path dependency in diversifying the value and support exchanges of intergenerational relationships.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Diversity and Structure of Intergenerational Relationships: Elderly Parent–Adult Child Relations in Korea

Park

Phua

McNally³

et al. 2006

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…Nevertheless, this does not necessarily mean Korean women take abortion lightly or 'have an abortion mindlessly' as some suggest (e.g. Chang 1997). The numbers only reflect the final decision of the women; they do not describe the circumstances, personal agonies or reasoning involved in the process.…”

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Beyond a Strong State and Docile Women Reproductive choices, state policy and skewed sex ratio in South Korea

Oum¹

2003

International Feminist Journal of Politics

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“…Many studies provide empirical support for the hypothesis that dramatic social shifts have transformed traditional family relations into Western-style nuclear family relationship (Naoi, 1976;Koyano, 1989;Martin, 1990; Martin and Tsuya, 1991;Tsuya and Martin, 1992; Yoo, 1996). However, IJJS Number 8 (1999) -93-International Journal of Japanese Sociology other studies offer a different view by placing more weight on normative force of familism in modern context (Palmore, 1975;Brown, 1988;Seong, 1988;Han and Kim, 1994) or by emphasizing the linkage between family centeredness and low level of social welfare programs in these societies (Lee, 1987;Chang, 1997).…”

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Intergenerational Coresidence and Nearness in Korea and Japan: Unbalanced Aspects of Family Changes

Park

Kim

Kojima

1999

Int J Japanese Sociology

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This study aims to explain similarity and difference in geographic proximity between elderly parents and their children in Korea and Japan. Using data sets from two nationally representative surveys conducted in Korea and Japan, this study examines the extent t o which needs and kinship of elderly parents and regional constraints influence intergenerational coresidence and nearness.Results highlight a complex feature of intergenerational relationship in Korea and Japan. Advanced economic and health conditions of Korean elderly parents increase the likelihood of living with children. For Japanese elderly parents, however, coresidence with children is significantly likely t o occur in response t o their disadvantaged economic status. These results suggest that the elderly Korean are more likely than the elderly Japanese t o lack not only economic and health resources but also opportunities in obtaining family support in a time of need.Characteristics of children, however, show a similar trend between the two societies. Both societies maintain a strong son preference for extended family living arrangement. Eldest children in both societies are more likely than their siblings to live with or near elderly parents. However, children of younger cohorts in both societies are significantly more likely than those of older cohorts t o maintain a disperse geographic network indicating a significant change in family attitude among different cohorts.Finally, this study finds a more disperse family network among rural elderly parents than urban elderly parents in both societies reflecting the fact that massive rural-to-urban migration of young population has contributed to geographic segregation of kinship in these societies.

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The Neo-Confucian right and family politics in South Korea: The nuclear family as an ideological construct

Cited by 31 publications

References 6 publications

Diversity and Structure of Intergenerational Relationships: Elderly Parent–Adult Child Relations in Korea

Diversity and Structure of Intergenerational Relationships: Elderly Parent–Adult Child Relations in Korea

Beyond a Strong State and Docile Women Reproductive choices, state policy and skewed sex ratio in South Korea

Intergenerational Coresidence and Nearness in Korea and Japan: Unbalanced Aspects of Family Changes

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