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Generation Gap in Filial Responsibility: Focusing on the Regional Difference

  • Journal of Regional Studies and Development
  • Abbr : JRSD
  • 2014, 23(1), pp.259-283
  • Publisher : Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development: IPAID
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Regional Studies in general > Comparative / Statistical Regional Studies

Kim, Young Bum 1

1한림대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Although the Korea experienced rapid social, economic changes in past 50 years, therate of the changes was not identical in terms of regions. Based on the regional disparityin rate of social, economic changes, the article shed light on the difference in the people'svalue according to regions and generations. The dependent variable in the article was thelevel of filial piety responsibility which was one of main constitutes of the traditionalvalue. The generations were divided into three group- colonial generation,industrialization/democracy generation, and information-communication technologygeneration. In addition, the regions were divided into two regions- 7 mega cities andother regions. The data for the analysis came from the survey on the perception ofsuccessful aging conducted in 2008. The number of the sample was 1,000 person aged 20or over. The data was collected by the face to face interview with standardizedquestionnaire. According the result, in the mega city samples, colonial generation showedhigher level of filial piety responsibility than two other generations. However in samplesfrom the rural or small city, generation showed no significant relationship with the levelof filial responsibility.

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