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KMID : 1025820150230030451
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Family and Family Therapy
2015 Volume.23 No. 3 p.451 ~ p.468
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Reforming Marital Identities with Hermeneutics
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Kang Jin-A
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to help families define their marital identity through family counseling.
Methods: Drawing on Erikson’s identity theory and Gadamer’s hermeneutics, the researcher conducted an in-depth qualitative research study of a married couple’s life experiences.
Results: Because of the change in support of Korean society’s Confucian values, married couples required family counseling to help them find a new perspective of their marital identity and achieve a satisfactory marriage.
Conclusions: Family counseling can significantly help married couples recreate their marital identity.
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KEYWORD
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identity, marital identity, family counseling, Erikson, Gadamer
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