Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국가정과학회지)
- Volume 3 Issue 2
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- Pages.47-57
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- 2000
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- 1226-9794(pISSN)
The Housewives′Social Contribution Through Their Household Labor
가사노동을 통한 주부의 사회적 기여에 관한 논의
Abstract
We study on the housewives'social contribution through their household labor. By the method of literature review, we discuss about the housewives'social roles, their negative problems and the private and public efforts to solve the problems, and ultimate direction to the solutions. We find their four roles-Invisible labors In this capitalist society. consumers without any sovereignty, substitutes for incomplete social welfare system and agents to develop and sustain the social network. A few solutions which they have found out or the Korean society has devised are not enough. The utmost and ultimate solutions should include the housewives'autonomy. subjectivity and community.
Keywords
- the housewives′social contribution;
- household labor;
- the housewives′social roles;
- invisible laborers;
- consumers without any sovereignty;
- substitutes for incomplete social welfare system;
- agents to develop and sustain the social network