The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of the family violence which was reflected in the cases of 『Cho-Sun-Wang-Jo-Sil-Lok』, the Record of Chosun Dynasty. Especially I focused on couple violence samples because they represent...
The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of the family violence which was reflected in the cases of 『Cho-Sun-Wang-Jo-Sil-Lok』, the Record of Chosun Dynasty. Especially I focused on couple violence samples because they represented comprehensive information for wife who had been victimized by patriarchal family system. The family violence was not considered as a private problem. Violence abusers should be punished severely by law. And the violence was characterized by the use of so many tactics such as verbal abuse, physical hurt, throwing the dangerous things and turning out to the cold of winter. And this study concerned the process of the sex/gender politics involved in the legislation of law. The process of the reducing equality of women in the legal system revealed some features of the sex/gender politics, which also suggested some strategic points for further strengthening the patriarchism of Chosun Dynasty. So the family was arranged by the Confucian order.