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Exploring the Transition from Family-Based Care to Social Care for Dementia Patients: Focusing on the Expansion of Qīnqīn(親親)

  • International Journal of Glocal Language and Literary Studies(약칭: IGLL)
  • Abbr : IGLL
  • 2024, (18), pp.86~93
  • DOI : 10.23073/riks.2024..18.007
  • Publisher : Glocal Institute of Language and Literary Studies(GILLS)
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : November 25, 2024
  • Accepted : December 23, 2024
  • Published : December 31, 2024

Jung, Du-Ho 1

1동국대학교

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ABSTRACT

This article explores how transition dementia care labor, which is currently concentrated within families, especially on women, could be transitioned into a public and social responsibility using Confucian relational philosophy and the concept of empathy. Dementia care is mostly handled within families, leading to excessive physical and emotional burdens on primary caregivers, particularly women. To resolve this issue, it is necessary to shift from private, family-based care to public, social care, where society collectively shares the responsibility. The Confucian concepts of Qīnqīn(親親) and Biéài(別 愛), which traditionally emphasize familial relationships, are examined through the cosmological ideas in the I Ching (周易), allowing for the expansion of these principles into a broader societal context. This article argues that such expansion provides an ethical justification for public care and calls for the reorganization of care labor from a societal perspective. Additionally, the importance of enhancing social empathy and solidarity is highlighted to support the transition to public care. This article shows that Confucian relational philosophy can offer a theoretical framework for transitioning dementia care from private to public responsibility, demonstrating that care labor should be recognized as a collective societal duty. Furthermore, it suggests that public care can alleviate the burden on primary caregivers and improve the quality of care.

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