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Mother's Role In Korean Family

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of the husband for he is always away due to his duty as the provider of the family. While in the modern family, mothers are expected to be hands on to their children’s academics and education. Based on their own observations, the role of a wife and mother in the Korean family for the respondents are to uphold the Korean traditions, to be obedient and to serve the husband and the in-laws, to take care of the child and raise them well, and to do household chores. For A. Park, the role of a wife and mother in a Korean family is to uphold the Korean traditions.
“Oo sa Korean family, uhm siya din yung, kasi siya yung holder ng mga traditions, siya yung gumagawa ng mga traditions na kung wala yung babae sa pamilya, wala yung mga traditions ng Korea. So for example, like I said, yung Chuseok tska yung Seollal, kung walang babae sa pamilya, walang gagawa. So I actually see that as a duty so yung mga ibang Filipino kasi iniisip nila “ay pag nag trabaho ka sa bahay, inaalila ka” pero kasi hindi dapat ganon yung mindset eh. Eh ang mindset kasi dapat is “it’s more of a duty” as a wife and mother in the family. So sabi nga nila yung pinaka importanteng role sa pamilya is yung role ng first daughter in law kasi yung first daughter in role, sakanya pinapasa yung responsibility ng mother-in-law na mag h-hold ng traditions na mag buo sa pamilya.”

“In the Korean family, the wife and mother is the holder of the traditions. If there are no women in the family, the traditions of Korea will not
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