본서는 13편의 논문으로 이루어져 있다. 가족에 관한 11편의 논문 가운데 가장 흥미롭고 중요한 논고는 17세기의 가족 내지 친족 변동에 관한 논고이다.

Chapter 1. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF KOREAN SOCIETY -with Emphasis on Its Family System- Chapter 2. PROCESS OF CHANGING IN KOREAN FAMILY LIFE Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Traditional Family Life Ⅲ. Marriage Ⅳ. Family Composition Ⅴ. Husband-Wife Relation Ⅵ. Individual Differentiation Ⅶ. Conclusion Chapter 3. FAMILY LIFE IN KOREA Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Marriage Ⅲ. Family Chapter 4. COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE TRADITIONAL FAMILIES IN KOREA, JAPAN AND CHINA Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Blood Relationship and Family Member Ⅲ. Ancestor Worship and Family Pattern Ⅳ. Social Status of Family Ⅴ. Family-Dividing Phenomenon Ⅵ. Family Property and Inheritance Ⅶ. Endogamy and Exogamy Chapter 5. FAMILY RELATIONS AND EDUCATION IN KOREA Ⅰ. Preface Ⅱ. Traditional Family Relations Ⅲ. Present Family Relations Ⅳ. Course of Education Chapter 6. KOREAN FAMILY SYSTEM Ⅰ. Marriage Ⅱ. Family Life Ⅲ. Succession Ⅳ. Relatives Chapter 7. FAMILIES IN JEJU ISLAND Ⅰ. Foreword Ⅱ. Pattern and Role Structure of Families Ⅲ. Power structure of families Ⅳ. Divorce and Remarriage Ⅴ. Village Endogamy and Organization of Kinship Ⅵ. Conclusion Chapter 8. LINEAGE ORGANIZATION AND ITS FUNCTIONS IN KOREA -A Case Study of Hadong Jeong-ssi- Ⅰ. Descent Groups on Different Levels Ⅱ. Family and Dang-nae Ⅲ. O-jong-gye and Its Functions Ⅳ. Chil-jong-gye and Its Functions Ⅴ. So-jong-gye and Its Functions Ⅵ. Dae-jong-gye and Its Functions Ⅶ. Hadong Jeong-ssi Clan Ⅷ. Conclusion Chapter 9. FAMILY AND KINSHIP ORGANIZATION IN KOREA Ⅰ. Families Ⅱ. Kinship Organizations Chapter 10. THE PECULIARITY OF THE TRADITIONAL KOREAN FAMILY Ⅰ. Foreword Ⅱ. Marriage residence and family life Ⅲ. Ancestral Rites and Adoption System Ⅳ. Property inheritance and village endogamy Ⅴ. The form of the family and patriarchal family Ⅵ. Conclusion Chapter 11. CHANGES IN KINSHIP STRUCTURE IN THE 17th CENTURY Ⅰ. Foreword Ⅱ. Family Pattern Ⅲ. Inheritance System Ⅳ. Adoption System Ⅴ. The Formation of groups with the same surname (Lineage) Ⅵ. Conclusion Chapter 12. A SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SINDOAN RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY Ⅰ. Purpose and methods of survey Ⅱ. Outline description and economic background of the community under survey Ⅲ. Observation of the religious groups Ⅳ. Conclusion Chapter 13. A CRITICISM OF M. DEUCHLER'S THECONFUCIAN TRANSFORMATION OFKOREA WITH REFERENCE TO PRECEDING STUDIES Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Criticism of Studies on the Kinship of Silla / GoryeoPeriods Ⅲ. Criticism of Kinship in the Joseon Dynasty Ⅳ. Comparison between Earlier Studies on Changes in 17th Century Social Structure and Deuchler's Studies Ⅴ. Conclusion Index

본서는 13편의 논문으로 이루어져 있다. 가족에 관한 11편의 논문 가운데 가장 흥미롭고 중요한 논고는 17세기의 가족 내지 친족 변동에 관한 논고이다. 가족이나 친족 구조에 커다란 영향을 주는 혼인 거주 규칙에 있어서 고려시대는 사위가 처가에 체류하는 이른바 서류부가(?留婦家)의 기간이 길었으나 조선 전기를 지나 후기에 이를수록 그 기간이 단축되었다. 이러한 가족?친족제의 변화가 주로 17세기, 즉 조선중기에 변화한 이유는 17세기에 유교의 종법사상이 일반 민중생활에까지 보급되었기 때문이다. 두 번째는, 조선 중기 이후의 격화된 정치집단 내의 갈등에 대처하는 방법으로 부계친 내지는 남자 중심의 친족집단 조직화의 필요성 때문일 것으로 보인다. 세 번째는, 임진왜란 이후의 경제적 궁핍을 극복하기 위해서는 무엇보다도 사회집단을 조직화해야 했기 때문이다. 자녀균분상속보다는 장자우대상속이, 부계?모계보다는 부계 위주의 친족의 조직화가, 그리고 가계의 단절보다는 양자에 의한 자손의 번성과 조상 유지의 실천 등이 어떤 시기에 있어서는 훨씬 능률적으로 경제발전을 도모할 수 있기 때문이다. 네 번째는, 신분제의 붕괴에 대처하여 양반계급의 신분과 지위를 유지하기 위하여 부계중심의 친족집단이 조직화된 것이 아닌가 한다. Thirteen theses comprise this book. Among theses on Korean family the most interesting and important are those dealing with the changes in the structure of Korean family and kinsfolk. What was most influential was marriage residence rule. Matrilocal period was comparatively long and extended to the end of the Koryo dynasty. Matrilocal term was, however, gradually shortened in the Choseon dynasty, are was drastically curtailed at the end of the dynasty, hence the change in two constituents of family. The reasons why these changes in the structure of Korean family and kinsfolk took place in the mid-seventeenth century are presumed as follows. First, the ideology of confucianism completely penetrated the daily life of the masses. Second, in order to cope with conflicts of political groups patrilineal or male-orientated kinsfolk groups had to be born. Third, so as to overcome the economic indigence in the aftermath of the Japanese Invasion in the last decade of the sixteenth century equal division of property between sons and daughters had to be abolished, and adoption system firmly established to prevent the family line from being broken off. Fourth, with a view to maintaining the status of yangban class strong patrilineal clans had to be organized.