book chapter
The extended conjugal family: family-kinship system of Korean immigrants in the United States
korean-american community : present and future • (14) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 115-133
By: Kim, Kwang Chung, Hurh, Won Moo.
Abstract
Kim asserts that the family-kinship system of Korean immigrants is a critically important social unit in their adaptation to life in the United States. This study, which deals with a sample of the Korean American population in the Chicago, Illinois area, examines the nature of their family-kinship system and analyzes its over-all developmental pattern. Topics given particular attention in this article are: methodology; the nature of kinship contacts; general attitudes of the authors informants toward their kinship group; residential patterns and employment; the pattern of performance of household tasks; and child care activity involving the kinship group.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field Date
- 1980s
- Coverage Date
- 1980s
- Coverage Place
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Notes
- Kwang Chung Kim and Won Moo Hurh
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-133)
- LCCN
- 92210439
- LCSH
- Korean Americans