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This paper examines Korea’s contemporary family system and demography in the context of the Confucian tradition and recent socioeconomic changes mediated by Western Influence. In portraying changes the composition, function and structure of the family of today, the discussion contrasts it not only with the recent past but also with the traditional family in the process of industrialization, urbanization and demographic transition in Korean society.
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