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EAST ASIA/ANTHROPOLOGY 448
Fall 2011
MODERN KOREAN SOCIETY

Week I:
October 4th and 6th: Traditional Korean Family and Ritual


Tuesday: The notion of corporate family. Stem family cycle (Marriage, Inheritance, Partition, and Succession)

Thursday: Household Ancestor Worship (kije) then and now


Discussion topic—How does female power vary with the family cycle? Does patriarchy ever oppress males? Reading summary due.

Reading:

  • Janelli, chap 1-4

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9/30/2011

Contact the instructor at: sangok@u.washington.edu