This paper reviews research on family problems and family ethics in Korea.
The literatures which had been published till 1994 are used to review.
The review includes brief summaries of literature in research classified into three major domains : 1. ...
This paper reviews research on family problems and family ethics in Korea.
The literatures which had been published till 1994 are used to review.
The review includes brief summaries of literature in research classified into three major domains : 1. A study on the traditional Korean family problems and family ethics. 2. A study on the Korean modern family problems and family ethics. 3. A study on the desirable direction of family ethics.
Some of the major conclusions may be summerized as follows :
1) The ethic between man and woman, father and offspring, and the old and the young was perpendicular, authoritative and orderly, since middle of 17 Century.
2) The problems of modern society caused by industrialization. change of family ideology and religious effect. but the resarchers have focused the problems in different level.
3) The disirable direction of new family ethics established by redefinite of traditional ethics and balanced by individualism and we-feeling.
It is difficult to generalize the research findings because of the short of research but it is possible somewhat to understand family problems and family ethics.