●SouthKorea
&yandCulture
◆KoreanFamilyValues
&importantpartofKoreahefamily。
◇Intraditioheristhemasterofthehouseanditishisdutiestosupplyfood,gandhousing,andtoapprovethemarriagesoffamilymembers。
&sonhasspecialrespotohispareohisbrothersfrer,thentohissoohiswife,andfinallytohisdaughters。
◇Familywell-beingismuportantthaheindividual。
◇Membersofthefamilyareectedtoeachotherbecausethebehaviorsofonefamilymemberiofthefamily。
◇Inmahefamilyartraceafamily’shisthmaleaors,forover500years。
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&eagsoffuciusgiveanatofthepositionoftheindividualiy。
◇Itisasystemofbehaviorsahatemphasizethedutiesofpeopletowardsohebasisoftheirrelationship。
◇Thebasiciplesarefoundeduponfivediffereionships:1)rulersas,2)husbandandwife,3)parentsand,4)brothersandsistersand5)friendsandfriends。
◇ismplacesgreatemphasisonduty,loyalty,honor,filialpiety,respectfeay,ay。
◆Koreaors
&orsdevelopfromthemalefamilyline。
◇arerearedtobelievetheyeverpaybackwhatyouowetotheirparehepopularityofaorworship。
◇Theyholdiestoworshipaorsoftheprevieiras,agras)severaltimesayear,partidNewYear’sDay。
◇OnChusok,peopledsetoutfoodtoworshiptheiraors。
&ofKibun
◇Kibunisawordthatotbetraerallyihesarepride,face,mood,feelings,orstateofmind。
◇Ifyoudamagesomeone’skibunyouhurttheirpride,makethemlosedignity,andlosefainterpersoionshipsdevelopbasedontheprinony。
◇Itisimportanttoalapeafortableatmosphere,evenifitrequiresyoutotella“whitelie”。
◇KibunhasbeeanecessarypartofKoreanlife。
◇Itisimportanttoknowhowtojudgethestateofsomeoneelse’skibun,howtoavoiddamagingit,andhowtomaintainyourownkibuime。
◇Inbusiness,ifamanager’ssubordishowproperrespecthisherkibunisdamaged。Asubordinate’skibunishurtifhishermaicizeshimherinpublic。
◇Nunchiistheabilitytojudgeanotherperson’skibunwiththeeye。
◇SinceKoreaisaculturewheresocialharmoant,beiermiherperson’sstateofmindiscriticaltokeeptheperson’skibun。
◇Nunchiisachievedbybodylaenioneofvoiceaswellas>
&eandsinSouthKorea
&iquette
&irictrulesofprotocol。
◇ManySouthKoreansshakehasafterthebow,therebybiningbothculturalstyles。
◇Thepersonoflowerrankbowstothepersonofhigherrahemostseniorpersohehandfirst。
◇Thepersonwhobowsfirstsays,“man-na-suhpan-gop-sumnida”,whis“you”。
&ionabouttheotherpersoheyarebeingioiheactualmeeting。