Changes in Gender Roles
- One's gender identity and sexual orientation are often closely related to each other.
- In most parts of the world, including Korea, patriarchy, centered around elder males,
- However, in last century, especially last few decades,
1. The traditional family model,
in which a man made earning
for "his" family while "his" wife
cared for home and family,
had changed to one,
in which the husband and wife both
may cooperate develop their own careers and do housework.
Family values do not change much over one's lifetime but change over generations.
2. The ratio of people thinking
homosexual relationships to be
"always wrong" is
decreasing
within and among generations,
3. While the ratio of people thinking homosexual relationships to be
"not wrong at all" is
increasing
within and among generations.
Perspectives on homosexuality change over one's lifetime AND over generations.