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Woman’s Place in Korea: Woman’s Place in Korea Presenters: Kyung-Ja Park & Haejin Koh,
Hikyoung Lee,
Yousun Chung, Nari Lee
Korea University
Woman’s Place in Korea: Woman’s Place in Korea â… . Introduction
Ⅱ. Woman’s position in a traditional
Korean family
Ⅲ. Woman’s position in a modern
Korean family
â…£. Conclusion and suggestions
â… . Introduction (1)Â Â Â Geographical features: â… . Introduction (1)Â Â Â Geographical features Total land area: 85,000 square miles
Divided by a 1,240-mile demilitarized zone
South Korea(ROK): 38,000 square miles
Population: 47.4 million
An important role in the flow of culture & knowledge
Cultural and national identity throughout 6,000 year history
Ⅱ.Woman’s position in a traditional Korean family: Ⅱ.Woman’s position in a traditional Korean family
â…¢. Family system and woman's position in a modern Korean family : â…¢. Family system and woman's position in a modern Korean family (1) The new roles of woman in Korea
1) Korea in a period of flux and agitation from
analog society to digital society.
2) Women’s position in Korea has been changing.
(2) The extended family system divided into small family units in recent decades
1) Father-son dominant family system
→ husband-wife dominant family system
2) the elevation of woman's position in the family
 Ⅳ. Conclusion and suggestions :  Ⅳ. Conclusion and suggestions