Divorce in South Korea : : Doing Gender and the Dynamics of Relationship Breakdown / / Yean-Ju Lee; ed. by Christopher J. Bae.
It may sound logical that individualistic attitudes boost divorce. This book argues otherwise. Conservative norms of specialized gender roles serve as the root cause of marital dissolution. Those expectations that prescribe what men should do and what women should do help break down marital relation...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Hawai'i Studies on Korea
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) :; 1 b&w illustration |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER 1. Why Do Marriages Break Down?
- CHAPTER 2. Social Context
- CHAPTER 3. Men’s Provider Anxiety and Self-Identity
- CHAPTER 4. Women’s Contradictory Role Perceptions
- CHAPTER 5. The Extended Family: Disharmony
- CHAPTER 6. Culpable Spouses
- CHAPTER 7. Implications: Doing Gender
- Appendix A: Amendments to the Family Laws
- Appendix B: Qualitative Data and Methodology
- Notes
- References
- Index