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

About the author

Yean-Ju Lee is associate professor in sociology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Yean-Ju Lee, LEE BAE
• Assisted by: Christopher Bae (Editor), Christopher J Bae (Editor), Christopher J. Bae (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780824882556
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-8255-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Hawai'i Studies on Korea
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories