Divorce in South Korea: Doing Gender and the Dynamics of Relationship Breakdown

by Yean-Ju Lee

Book Overview

It may sound logical that individualistic attitudes boost divorce. This book argues otherwise. Conservative norms of specialized gender roles serve as the root cause of marital dissolution. Those expectations that prescribe what men should do and what women should do help break down marital relationships. Data from South Korea suggest that lingering norms of gendered roles can threaten married persons' self-identity and hence their marriages during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824889703
• ISBN13: 9780824889708
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"