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@article{ART001264637},
author={Hyunguen Chang},
title={Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values},
journal={Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies},
issn={1225-8539},
year={2008},
volume={15},
number={1},
pages={105-124},
doi={10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007}

TY - JOUR
AU - Hyunguen Chang
TI - Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values
JO - Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
PY - 2008
VL - 15
IS - 1
PB - Institute of Global Affairs
SP - 105
EP - 124
SN - 1225-8539
AB - Confucianism has been receiving a great deal of attention in Korean Society. Recently some scholars in fields such as Asian Studies, Political Economy and Sociology have emphasized that Confucianism can be attributed to core factors including the rapid economic development of Korea. Some Sociologists wish to call your particular attention to Korean network society as an affectional relationship. They think the 'network-oriented' nature of Korean society came from traditional Confucianism, and can understand it as a form of reducing 'transaction cost' for the entire Korean society, and steer industrialized Korea to prosperity. Some people say that conceptualized 'Confucian Democracy' or 'Confucian Capitalism'. It proved to be true? We know that Korean traditional society is very different from the West where society is ordered around individual values, but have a rich contents of community. Confucian values will be more esteemed and treasured by people as they became harder maintain, as it becomes impossible economically to practice those virtues. Confucianism not be connected with Capitalism. Network is extremely important for Human beings(not only Korean) because it is through building and maintaining ties that they order their world and pursue their goals. It is also an important means to build trust. As we all know, filial piety, discipline, work ethic, and meritocracy are not only traditional Confucian values, but also can be found in other cultures, they were shared and practiced in the U.S. during the forties and fifties, for example. To be sure, their opinion had the effect of booting public`s awareness of Confucianism. However, their overemphasize came to the detriment of serious and balanced inquiry into the history, logic, and ideals of this traditional Confucianism. There is not an indissoluble connection between traditional Confucianism and Korean discourse of nepotism or the network society. I would like to emphasize that the task of modernizing traditional Confucian values need not lead to conservative conclusions, and need to develop normative arguments which would explain why certain values should continue to remain influential and why others should not.
KW - 유교(Confucianism);연고주의와 연고사회(nepotism and network society);반유교전통(Non-Traditional Confucian Values);사회자본(societal capital);유가사상의 현대화(modernizing Confucianism)
DO - 10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007
ER -

Hyunguen Chang. (2008). Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 15(1), 105-124.

Hyunguen Chang. 2008, "Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values", Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, vol.15, no.1 pp.105-124. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007

Hyunguen Chang "Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 15.1 pp.105-124 (2008) : 105.

Hyunguen Chang. Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values. 2008; 15(1), 105-124. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007

Hyunguen Chang. "Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 15, no.1 (2008) : 105-124.doi: 10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007

Hyunguen Chang. Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 15(1), 105-124. doi: 10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007

Hyunguen Chang. Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values. Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. 2008; 15(1) 105-124. doi: 10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007

Hyunguen Chang. Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values. 2008; 15(1), 105-124. Available from: doi:10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007

Hyunguen Chang. "Nepotism Discourse in Korean Society : It has nothing to do with Original Confucian Values" Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 15, no.1 (2008) : 105-124.doi: 10.18107/japs.2008.15.1.007