A Study on the Prospect and the Progressive Model of Korean Family

한국 가족의 전망 및 발전적 모델

As the present Korean family has been exposed to many social changes, the family types and family values of Korean family also have been changed substantially. This study was carried out to find the desirable type and family values of future Korean family. Equality between men and women, equality among family members, and bilateral kinship relations were suggested as desirable values of the Korean family. Variety in family type, including various married couple centered on family and various extened family, was suggested as future Korean family type.