Seventh Cultural Post: Attitudes about Family in the Target Culture
Family is probably the only thing that comes in front of work in Korea. The country is still based around a very hierarchical system where members have a great respect for elders. For a very long time, families, over two generations lived together, it was not uncommon to see grandparents living in the same house as grand children.
Recent trends, the stress of work and the pressure of being successful have impacted Koreans a lot and because more and more women with higher education recently started to work, families can more easily afford to live together. Almost all the families are based around a patriarchal system where the father is in charge of the family and will transmit his role to the older of his son once passed away. Finally, if Koreans have very close bonds within the family, it will be very challenging for strangers and foreigners to be part of the family.
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