Changes in Daily Lives and Housing Consciousness of Korean Women after Modernization

  • Hong, Hyung-Ock (Housing and Interior Design, School of Human Ecology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Jun, Nam-Il (Dept. of Consumer and Housing, The Catholic University) ;
  • Yang, Se-Hwa (Dept. of Housing and Interior Design, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Sohn, Sei-Kwan (School of Architecture, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Eun, Nan-Soon (Dept. of Consumer and Housing, The Catholic University)
  • Published : 2007.06.30

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to microscopically re-clarify the reality of renovation and conflicts that females faced within their families since the modernization period. The research method is the literature review. Families have been considered based on the formation of individual spaces for housing by husband and wife. The study will analyze changes in daily lives and housing consciousness to understand how such housing areas are transforming. The results of the study are as follows. From the perspective of symbolic interaction, in a traditional society, Korean females have been experiencing alienation and isolation in private areas in their daily lives due to family centrism and male chauvinism. Since industrialization, the female's role as the major consumer has been emphasized. Also, in terms of housing space, the symbol of family interaction was influenced more by utility, rationality, and equality than spatial hierarchy. From the perspective of the dailiness of phenomenological traditions, the modern girl's housing consciousness, which appeared during modernization under colonial rule, is considered as revolutionary from traditional society. Soon after in industrialized society, females appeared as leaders of 'sweet home'. They also became the main body to create the space for living by giving meaning to the interior of housing. Considering dailiness from the Marxist perspective, under the colonial social system, females became the subject of colonization through education, socialization, and the labor market. The modern public system presents the female as 'a wise mom and good wife' or laborer causing the colonization of her life. After industrialization, the socialization of housing and prioritization of spending caused the daily lives of females to become colonized by the consumption market.

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