In Korea, people put family as the basic element of social life and value the inseparability of familial structures. Children are suppose to be dutiful and respectful to their parents and when they grow older, they have to be the ones who take care of their parents. People even live with their parents when they grow older and give them the support that they need. After the parents pass away, the children hold small ceremonies every year to remember their loved ones. This has been decreasing over the past few years but many people still hold on to the traditions.
In the past, men were in charge of the family, women were in the house giving birth and doing house chores, and the first born was shown favoritism. Most people wanted their first born to be a son. Now, it is shifting were both men and women work and women only give birth to one child. Times are changing where work is important to make a living. Despite having to work constantly, people still focus on caring for their family.
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