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The Struggle for Family Succession and Inheritance in a Rural Korean Village

Too often, anthropological works on the East Asian village contain misleading generalizations, formulated by applying structural rules, such as patrilineage, seniority, Confucian ethics, and patriarchal authority, to social and cultural processes, including family succession and inheritance (see Nakane 1967; Baker 1979; T. Kim 1964). The idea of the eldest son controlling family succession and inheritance is an archetype deduced from a convenient code of ethics, namely, the "Great Tradition." While this ethical code is noteworthy, it cannot fully explain the dynamics of specific social circumstances. This study, which includes two special cases, not only examines previous notions of the "Great Tradition" archetype but also explores the role of human agency in family succession and inheritance in a rural Korean village.