Title Page
Contents
ABSTRACT 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6
1. Introduction 7
2. Korean Confucianism 9
2.1. Definition and Main Themes of Korean Confucianism 9
2.2. History of Korean Confucianism 11
3. What is A Family and Korean Family 15
3.1. Definition of Family 15
3.2. Different Forms of Family and Main Forms of Korean Family 15
3.2.1. Different Forms of Family 15
3.2.2. Main Forms of Korean Family 18
4. Confucian Aspects in Different Forms of Family in Korea 19
4.1. Confucian Aspects in ExtendedFamily 20
4.2. Confucian Aspects in Nuclear Family 23
4.3. Confucian Aspects in Single-parent and Reconstituted Family 24
4.4. Confucian Aspects in Cohabitation Relationship 26
4.5. Confucian Aspects in Adoption Family of Korean Orphans 27
4.6. Confucian Aspects in International Marital Family 29
4.7. Confucian Aspects inSolitude 31
5. Confucian Aspectsin Different Family Relationships 33
5.1. Relationship among Family Members 33
5.2. Relationship between Parents and Children 35
5.3. Relationship between Husband and Wife 38
5.4. Relationship between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law 40
5.5. Relationship among Siblings 41
6. Confucian Aspects in Traditional and Modern Korean Family 43
6.1. Confucianism in Korean Traditional Families 43
6.2. Confucianism in Korean Modern Families 44
6.3. Korean Family in the Future 46
7. Survey on Korean Families Nowadays 47
7.1. Questionnaires and Statistics of the Study 47
7.2. Analysis of the Survey 51
8. Comparison of China and Japan 52
8.1. Comparison of Chinese Family 52
8.2. Comparison of Japanese Family 53
9. Conclusion 55
10. Bibliography 56
Table 4.1. Comparison of Family Scales of 2005 and 1970 19
Table 4.2. Number of Different Types of Family in the Survey (age 20~40) 20
Table 4.3. Number of Adopted Koreans by Country from 1955 to 2001 27
Table 4.4. Number of Korean Adoptees from 1953 to 2001 29
Table 4.5. Immigrants by International Marriage in Korea, 2006 30
Table 5.1. Question "Whether it is Available or Not to Eat before Elders?" in the Survey 34
Table 5.2. Question "Is it Necessary to Obey the Traditional Rule of Drinking?" in the Survey 34
Table 5.3. Number of People who Usually Cook at Home 40
Table 5.4. The Number of Sibling in a Family 41
Table 6.1. Marriage and Divorce Rates 46
Figure 4.1. Typical Structure of Extended Family in Korea 22
Figure 4.2. Typical Structure of Nuclear Family in Korea 24
Figure 4.3. Typical Structure of Reconstituted Family in Korea 26
Figure 5.1. Relationship between Parents and Children 35
Figure 5.2. The Awareness Level of Parents’ Birthdays 36
Figure 5.3. The Level of Satisfaction of One’s Family 38