Weddings in Korea and Ukraine

Sogu Hong

doi:10.38003/ccsr.1.1-2.2

Weddings in Korea and Ukraine

Cross-cultural studies review ◽

10.38003/ccsr.1.1-2.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1-2) ◽

pp. 25-45

Author(s):

Sogu Hong

Keyword(s):

Social Class ◽

Basic Structure ◽

Women's Work ◽

Personal Life ◽

Folk Culture ◽

Women’S Work ◽

Wedding Ceremony

Koreans and Ukrainians are two different nations in many aspects, such as geography, language, ethnicity, culture, and so on. It may seem difficult to find something in common between them. However, in terms of folk culture, especially wedding rituals, I would say that the two nations have many things in common. This study attempts to compare the traditional wedding rituals of the two nations which were performed among commoners between the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Through this study, we can understand that the basic structure of the wedding rituals of both cultures have much in common. Even though the ritual forms and contents are different from each other, both cultures use many similar objects and symbolic expressions for the wedding ceremony. This study also deals with how women’s work, romance and new aspirations of social class transformed the marriage tradition, and how rituals were influenced by the intervention of the governments’ authority in personal life.

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The Sociology of Housework

10.1332/policypress/9781447346166.001.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Ann Oakley

Keyword(s):

Social Class ◽

Domestic Work ◽

Women's Work ◽

Sociological Study ◽

Household Tasks ◽

Women’S Work ◽

Women's Lives ◽

Sociological Studies ◽

The Way

In this ground-breaking book, the author undertook one of the first serious sociological studies to examine women's work in the home. She interviewed 40 urban housewives and analysed their perceptions of housework, their feelings of monotony and fragmentation, the length of their working week, the importance of standards and routines, and their attitudes to different household tasks. Most women, irrespective of social class, were dissatisfied with housework — an important finding which contrasted with prevailing views. Importantly, too, the author showed how the neglect of research on domestic work was linked to the inbuilt sexism of sociology. This classic book challenged the hitherto neglect of housework as a topic worthy of study and paved the way for the sociological study of many more aspects of women's lives.

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