19세기 양반 여성의 사회적 관계와 그 양상: 안동김씨 가문의 『경술일기』를 중심으로

Abstract

Drawing on the vernacular Korean diary written by a yangban married woman in the mid-nineteenth century at Kalsan, Hongsŏng country of south Ch’ungch’ŏng province, this paper explores the characteristics of Madam Yu's social network and relations. Within 1.5 years, she met 253 people and offered food and shelter for 188 people. She used various means in enhancing her social relations such as sending letters, exchanging gifts, receiving visitors, travelling local areas and exchanging greeting servants. On the whole, her social network had following characteristics. Madam Yu's social network coincides with her husband's network which meant that she was incorporated into her husband's network sphere. She preferred 1:1 individual relations rather than the group and maintained intimate relationship with woman not with man, futhermore she contacted more frequently with patrilineal relatives not with matrilineal group. Her firm and trustable social network, acted as a social capital, which helped her husband and sons to procure government positions as well as maintain top Yangban class.