Despite social changes in egalitarian value systems, relatively little research has examined current men''s perceptions of provider role. The purpose of this study was to examine Korean men''s, especially for those of who are at the ''right time'' to ...
Despite social changes in egalitarian value systems, relatively little research has examined current men''s perceptions of provider role. The purpose of this study was to examine Korean men''s, especially for those of who are at the ''right time'' to get married, attitudes toward provider role, with a special reference to familism. In addition, factors explaining unmarried Korean men''s attitudes toward provider role were investigated.The subjects of this study were 308 unmarried men living in Seoul or the province of Kyonggi who were between the age of 28 to 32. The questionnaire included provider role items, the modified versions of questions included in the Men''s Provider Role Attitude Scale(Hood, 1986), and familism items, the modified version of questions included in the Family Value Scale(Ok, 1989). In addition, numerous demographic background questions were asked. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression.The results of this study were as follows;First, although very close to the median score of the scale, the unmarried Korean men reported a slightly high mean score on the Men''s Provider Role Attitude Scale: the unmarried Korean men supported co-provider role.Second, the subjects'' mean score on the familism were relatively low: the unmarried Korean men had westernized value orientations on familism. Third, among familism and socioeconomic factors, familism was shown to be the only factor predicting unmarried Korean men''s attitudes toward provider role. When a man had a modernized view on familism, he was more likely to support dual earning system.