of Korea. For instance, North and South American tourists asked me about how Joseon dynasty could last for over five hundred years. European visitors wanted to know that Korea still has the royal family members. Asian tourists were curious about why all the name plaques are in traditional Chinese characters though Koreans use the Korean alphabet, Hangeul. African visitors asked me why Seoul has f
Introduction
A. Chosun Daily’s background
1) History
Chosun Daily gets its name from Korea's last dynasty in Korean history. The Chosun Ilbo Establishment Union was created in September 1919, and the Chosun Daily company was founded on March 5, 1920. The newspaper was critical of, and sometimes directly opposed, the actions of the pro-Japanese government during Japanese colonial ru
Thirdly, the special governmental structure or system of Joseon dynasty had contributed to its longevity by diminishing the possibilities of illegality and corruption occurring. ‘Three Offices’ is a good example. Three Offices is a collective name for three offices that functioned as major organ of press and provided checks and balance on the king and the officials. While modeled after Chines
2. Government office inheritance system
This system which was passed from Korea Dynasty to Chosun Dynastry, enabled sons and grandsons of government officials to become government officials as well, without taking the examination for the government officials positions. Government officials wanted to inherit their power to their sons which became one of the main motives for the creation of the sy
of Korean Housewives.
In agriculture studies, the word "housewife" is occasionally used referring to the person who does the majority of the chores within a farm's compound, as opposed to field and livestock work.
From the periods of the Chosun dynasty, Korean women were bound to homemaking by the doctrines of Confucianism and cultural norms. In most cases, it was the husband’s role to work w