Korea has experienced tremendous changes to virtually all aspects of its family structure, including an influx of international marriage migrants from developing countries in Asia. Because marriage migrant females are biological and cultural reproducers, they play a significant role as caregivers for their husband’s family. Despite the importance, our understanding about its burden is significantly limited. To fill this gap, this paper examined caregiving practices of marriage migrants. Results indicate that there are large country-of-origin variations in caring for both disabled family members and young children. An interaction between education and the country of origin showed more nuanced pattern. © 2017 Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

South Korea disability and child care care burden international marriage

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