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Contact frequency and Social Supports among Korean Kin: From the comparative perspective  

Jeong, Jae-Ki (숭실대 정보사회학과)
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Korea journal of population studies / v.30, no.3, 2007 , pp. 157-178 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the features of Korean kinship relationships from the comparative perspectives. Based on ISSP (international Social survey program) data, it analyzes the degree of kinship contact and the source of instrumental and emotional social supports. The results show that the contact frequency among Korean kin is relatively low, and the instrumental social supports are more active than emotional social supports. Focusing on the fact that the lower contact frequency among Korean kin cannot be easily explained either the degree of Economic development nor the familism tradition, this study suggests that the hierarchical collectivism inhered in confucian tradition is responsible for the sparse kinship contact. Regarding social supports, results confirm the strong instrumental familism among Koreans. The relationship between hierarchical collectivism and lower emotional support from kin is also discussed. In addition, this study notes that lower extent of emotional support among kin cannot be identified with lower social solidarity among them.
Keywords
family; kin; social supports; instrumental familism; rational choice;
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