Cultural Environment
The Asian culture and the eastern mindset as a whole are completely different from how the western mindset. South Korea, due to the immense influence of the United States, now walks a line somewhere between the western and eastern mindsets. Since the 1960s, the United States has influenced the westernization and modernization of the country. The majority of the population lives in or around Seoul, the capital of the South Korea.
One aspect of South Korea that has been completely westernized is clothing. The traditional Korean clothing is called Hanbok. This silk outfit consists of several pieces and layers and is usually only during the Lunar New Years or other traditional festivals such as Chuseok, also known as the Harvest Festival. Weddings also present the way that …show more content…
The traditional western wedding style is now often used in the country. This includes the white wedding dress, the tuxedo, the use of wedding rings, and the act of walking down the aisle (Kim, 2014). In South Korea, for every 100 girls born, there are 116-125 boys born. This means that there are possible abortions of girl babies happening and that there is an inherent importance placed upon having boys. This “coincides with a lower rate of participation by women in the labor force outside the home” (Gillespie and Hennessey, p. 64). This can often result in a lower family income. Since the 1990s there has been a major shift from traditional family life in South Korea. People in cities are less likely to keep working with relatives and are branching out to “functionally-based relationships” (Savada and Shaw, 1990). An isolated family life is becoming the norm in South Korea. People are living a more on-the-go lifestyle and are having fewer
The Asian culture and the eastern mindset as a whole are completely different from how the western mindset. South Korea, due to the immense influence of the United States, now walks a line somewhere between the western and eastern mindsets. Since the 1960s, the United States has influenced the westernization and modernization of the country. The majority of the population lives in or around Seoul, the capital of the South Korea.
One aspect of South Korea that has been completely westernized is clothing. The traditional Korean clothing is called Hanbok. This silk outfit consists of several pieces and layers and is usually only during the Lunar New Years or other traditional festivals such as Chuseok, also known as the Harvest Festival. Weddings also present the way that …show more content…
The traditional western wedding style is now often used in the country. This includes the white wedding dress, the tuxedo, the use of wedding rings, and the act of walking down the aisle (Kim, 2014). In South Korea, for every 100 girls born, there are 116-125 boys born. This means that there are possible abortions of girl babies happening and that there is an inherent importance placed upon having boys. This “coincides with a lower rate of participation by women in the labor force outside the home” (Gillespie and Hennessey, p. 64). This can often result in a lower family income. Since the 1990s there has been a major shift from traditional family life in South Korea. People in cities are less likely to keep working with relatives and are branching out to “functionally-based relationships” (Savada and Shaw, 1990). An isolated family life is becoming the norm in South Korea. People are living a more on-the-go lifestyle and are having fewer