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Filial Piety a Relic of the Past in S. Korea

SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean society is slowly putting behind the traditional responsibility of sons and daughters taking care of their aging parents due to rapid changes in society that have weakened the sense of family and replaced large families with smaller ones. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and [...]

Parliament Passes “Filial Piety Law”

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – On Wednesday, the South Korean parliament passed a revised bill for the Welfare of the Aged Act, which includes a ban on emotional abuse of the elderly, a decision that is seen as an enforcement of filial piety, given the increasing prevalence of violence against the elderly in Korea, [...]