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Conceptualizing HYO Welfare and Its Implications for Social Policy for Older People

  • Journal of Korean Hyo Studies
  • 2014, (19), pp.89-114
  • Publisher : The Korean Hyo Studies Association
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities

Park Young Suk 1 박홍재 2

1성산효대학원대학교
2오클란드대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

There are a growing number of older people as life expectancy has increased remarkably around the world. This phenomenon has been accelerated by technological progress in the medical industry, coupled with the improvement of living conditions. Although impacts of population ageing may not be always negative, it will contribute to the increase of social care and support for older people. A declining birth rate can mean an increase in the dependency ratio as there will be less people working and relatively more people needing social security and pension benefits. Korea experiences an extraordinarily rapid increase in population ageing, however its social care and service for older people have not yet been developed sufficiently. In particular, elder care in Korea has been mainly performed by family members or relatives in the private sphere. Under these circumstances, there is a sore need to develop the concept of HYO(filial piety) welfare as a new approach to care and support for older people. This article explores the theoretical aspects required to develop the concept of HYO welfare in order to contribute to the development of social care and service for older people in the Korean context.

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