@article{ART001622309},
author={Lee, Sang-Hoon},
title={An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context},
journal={The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics},
issn={1229-8387},
year={2011},
number={22},
pages={213-240}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Sang-Hoon
TI - An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context
JO - The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
PY - 2011
VL - null
IS - 22
PB - The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
SP - 213
EP - 240
SN - 1229-8387
AB - This paper will attempt to analyze gender role stereotypes in the Korean context from an Aristotelian perspective and come up with a reasoned approach to dealing with them. The private/public dichotomy mostly entails the husband dominance/wife subjection structure in the family setting. Feminists may argue that marital relationships in the Korean society under influences of the Confucian tradition are closely associated with the private/public dichotomy that is substantially caused by unjust gender role stereotypes. This unjust gender-structured family system brings about dehumanizing husband dominance/wife subjection relations in marriage life. In an attempt to overcome these undesirable social and familial trends, feminists try to apply justice in marital relationships while redefining agapic love as complete mutuality based on equal regard. However, application of justice in connection with egalitarian ethos, in spite of its partial contribution to rectifying unjust family situations,manifest its limitation in the sense that human relations are not enforceable by way of justice or laws but rather considerably out of their reach.
This paper introduces tentative proposals derived from the Aristotelian “friendship of virtue” and the Korean “inseparable consciousness” both of which exhibit great respect for community as well as for individuals. Since neither of these models are easily put in practice, the husband and wife need to devote constant effort to improve their relationships. A mature marital relationship,possessive of moral virtues and mutuality, emerges only with full-grown character by the implementation of good habits. A co-maturity may not arise until and before the husband and wife set free from socio-cultural bondage of stereotyped gender-roles which are deeply related to the husband dominance/wife subjection structure. Within these relations, the husband realizes his self through maturing the personality of his wife in full mutuality. Therefore, ideally within marital relationship, no ones dignity need be disregarded nor his or her worth underestimated in favor of any particular person or community.
KW - gender role stereotypes;private/public dichotomy;Aristotelian perspective;feminism;Confucianism
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Lee, Sang-Hoon. (2011). An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 22, 213-240.
Lee, Sang-Hoon. 2011, "An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context", The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, no.22, pp.213-240.
Lee, Sang-Hoon "An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics 22 pp.213-240 (2011) : 213.
Lee, Sang-Hoon. An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context. 2011; 22 : 213-240.
Lee, Sang-Hoon. "An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.22(2011) : 213-240.
Lee, Sang-Hoon. An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 22, 213-240.
Lee, Sang-Hoon. An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics. 2011; 22 213-240.
Lee, Sang-Hoon. An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context. 2011; 22 : 213-240.
Lee, Sang-Hoon. "An Aristotelian Analysis of Gender Role Stereotypes in the Korean Context" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.22(2011) : 213-240.
