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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2014.12.8.501

Comparision of experiences of caring parent-in-law in Korean families among daughters-in-law from Korea, China and Japan  

Kim, Yun-Jeong (Dept. of Elderly Welfare, Hanseo University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.8, 2014 , pp. 501-513 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine experiences of caring parents-in-law in Korea among daughters-in-law who are currently caring their parents-in-law while living with them, or have experienced such care-giving, and who have been married for at least 5 years. Daughters-in-law this study deals with are from three countries: Korean women, Chinese and Japanese women who immigrated to Korea by getting married with Korean husbands. To find out those women who can express their experiences clearly, this study used an intentional sampling method where this study asked the Multicultural Family Support Center to recommend five Chinese and five Japanese housewives who matched the following qualifications: those who have experiences of caring their parents-in-law at home, who have lived in Korea for at least five years, and who had no difficulty in expressing their opinions in Korean language. Korean married women were recommended by the neighbors. This study conducted in-depth interviews to those 15 housewives from Korea, china, and Japan. Before doing the interview, this study gave explanation of the contents and aims of this study to those interview participants over phone, and got the written consent from each of the women. To analyze the interview data, Colaizzi's phenomenological method was used. The emergent themes identified in the findings were as follows: 'positive perception of traditional nature of filial duty', 'help and encouragement by those who are nearby', 'exhausting marriage life', 'Korean family culture that is hard to adapt to', and 'unreasonable male-focused patriarchal culture.'
Keywords
caregiving experiences in Korea; marriage immigrant women; Colaizzi's phenomenological method; patriarchal cultural; filial piety;
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