International Journal of Aging and Human Development
Volume 33, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 233-245

Filial piety and intergenerational relationship in Korean immigrant families (Review)

Kim K.C. , Kim S. , Hurh W.M.
  • a Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Western Illinois University, Morgan Hall 404, Macomb, IL 61455, United States
  • b Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Western Illinois University, Morgan Hall 404, Macomb, IL 61455, United States
  • c Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Western Illinois University, Morgan Hall 404, Macomb, IL 61455, United States

Abstract

This article examines the changing nature of socio-economic conditions for Korean immigrants, which strain their intergenerational relationships in the United States. As the family-kinship system of Korean immigrants changes toward the conjugal family, it is contended that their traditional expectation of filial piety should be modified. The problems in fulfilling the traditional expectation of filial piety and the nature of the modified expectation of filial piety are discussed.

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immigrant Aged Korea Review social psychology socioeconomics United States human family aging
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DOI: 10.2190/Y91P-UNGR-X5E1-175K
ISSN: 00914150
Cited by: 55
Original Language: English