유교 가부장제 가족의 인척 관계에 대한 남녀의 시각차에 대하여

Abstract

In relation to family reconciliation, this paper focuses on the relationship established through marriage among the relationships within the family based on the pre-modern Confucian patriarchy. In particular, through the differences in the perspectives of men and women who view in-laws, I would like to evoke the awareness of the falsehood of family reconciliation based on the premise of reconciliation between relatives by marriage in pre-modern Confucian patriarchal families. First, to lay the foundation for the discussion, it was examined that the Confucian patriarchal family was characterized by ‘clan rules’, and that the strengthening of paternal succession following the advancement of the clan rules in the late Joseon Dynasty had a significant impact on the dynamics of gender within the family. Based on this background knowledge, as a result of examining the thoughts men had about relatives by marriage within the family in the late Joseon Dynasty, at the center of their notions about relatives by marriage, the necessity of humanity and the right to prosperity in the consciousness of the family were reconciled. On the other hand, for women who had to actually deal with relationships, ideological and abstract values such as natural affection based on humanity and the prosperity of the family were nothing more than an empty cause. The women’s view of relatives by marriage had practical meanings as mediating the lust of self and self-discipline. This stark difference reveals the fictional nature of family reconciliation based on the premise of reconciliation between relatives by marriage in pre-modern Confucian patriarchal families. Through the review of this paper, we can recognize the essence of relatives by marriage and acknowledge each other’s differences based on it, and provide an opportunity to look back at whether the current relationship is based on someone’s sacrifice, even if it looks harmonious.