3/2/2023 0 Comments Medieval dynastyNeo-Confucians considered hard work, purity, politeness and refraining from improper behaviour as desirable and valuable human qualities. Ceremonies paying respect to one's ancestors and the need for lifelong learning being highly valued. This means that Korean society placed utmost importance on hierarchy between classes, older and younger people, emphasized family values, the keeping of order and harmony and the inferior social status of women. seo ( 서 序): order between seniors and juniors.byeol ( 별 別): differentiation between husband and wife.chin ( 친 親): warmth and closeness between parents and children.ui ( 의 義): righteousness and justice: the relationship between monarch and the people.yeol ( 열 熱): differentiation between men and women. hyo ( 효 孝): filial obedience to the parents.Korean society in Joseon was built upon the three fundamental principles (samgang, 삼강 三綱) and five moral disciplines (oryun, 오륜 五倫): Even though the philosophy originates in China, Korea also adopted and integrated it into daily life, transforming it to fit the nation's needs and developed it in a way that became specific to Korea. Korean society has always been hierarchical and the conscious, government-backed spreading of Neo-Confucianism reinforced this idea. Main articles: Neo-Confucianism and Korean Confucianism Homes were divided into male and female quarters to separate the sexes. Women were subjects of male dominance throughout their lives, obliged to listen to their fathers, husbands, fathers-in-law and firstborn sons. Yangban women were completely hidden from the outer world and every woman had to conform to Confucian ideals of purity, obedience, chastity and faithfulness. The roles and rights of women were reduced compared to previous eras in Korean history. Noblemen could have only one wife and several concubines but their children born from commoner or slave concubines were considered illegitimate and denied any yangban rights. Compared to Goryeo practices before, marriage rituals were restructured and aggravated. Family life was regulated by law, strictly enforcing Confucian rituals. Slaves were of the lowest standing.ĭuring this period, the clan structure became stricter and bloodline was of utmost importance. Society was ruled by the yangban, who constituted 10% of the population and had several privileges. There were four classes: the yangban nobility, the "middle class" jungin, sangmin, or the commoners, and the cheonmin, the outcasts at the very bottom. Society in the Joseon dynasty was built upon Neo-Confucianist ideals, namely the three fundamental principles and five moral disciplines. Korean people in a painting from the 18th century
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