Chapter 1: Korean

History & Culture

Brice W. Obiang Obounou, Ph.D.

Department of Food and Nutrition

Keimyung University
 FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF KOREAN HISTORY

Country Time
2333 B.C. Go-Joseon
1st centry B.C. Three kingdoms
(Shilla, Baekje and Goguryeo)
668 – 935 Shilla (south: 668-935)
Balhae (north: 698-926)
935 - 1392 Goryeo Dynasty
1392 – 1910 Joseon Dynasty
1910 - 1945 Japanese rule
1948 Established Republic of Korea in South, Democratic Peoples
Republic in the North

1950-1953 Korean war

1961 Military coup
1988 Seoul Olympics
 WHAT IS CULTURE?

Values, beliefs, attitudes and practices accepted by members of a group or

community
Ethnicity
Social identity with shared patterns
 What is Acculturation
Acculturation is the process of social,
psychological, and cultural change that
stems from blending between cultures.
 The effects of acculturation can be
seen at multiple levels in both the
original (native) and newly adopted
(host) cultures.
 Cultural Identity
 What one eats defines who
one is or isn’t
 Religious beliefs
 Ethnic behaviors
 Often introduced during
childhood
◦ Comfort foods
 May establish that a person
is or is NOT a member of a
certain cultural group
 JAPANESE RULE

• Japan annexed Korea

by force in 1910.
• Japan in 1938 outlawed use
of Korean language in an
attempt to eradicate Korean
national identity.
 FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF KOREAN HISTORY

Country Time
2333 B.C. Go-Joseon
1st centry B.C. Three kingdoms
(Shilla, Baekje and Goguryeo)
668 – 935 Shilla (south: 668-935)
Balhae (north: 698-926)
935 - 1392 Goryeo Dynasty
1392 – 1910 Joseon Dynasty
1910 - 1945 Japanese rule
1948 Established Republic of Korea in South, Democratic Peoples
Republic in the North

1950-1953 Korean war

1961 Military coup
1988 Seoul Olympics
 Country Time
DIVIDED PENINSULA
10th centry B.C. Go-Joseon

1st centry B.C. Three kingdoms

In 1945 at Postdam (Shilla, Baekje and
Goguryeo)
conference US (Truman), 668 – 935 A.D. Shilla (south: 668-935)
USSR (Stalin) and UK Balhae (north: 698-926)

(Churchil) decided to 935 - 1392 Goryeo Dynasty

divide Korean peninsula at 1392 – 1910 Joseon Dynasty

38th parallel without 1910 - 1945 Japanese rule
consulting Koreans. 1948 Established Republic of
Korea in South
1950-1953 Korean war

1961 Military coup

1988 Seoul Olympics

 ELEMENTS OF KOREAN CULTURE

KOREAN CUISINE

KOREAN DRESS

KOREAN DANCE &

MUSIC
 BERRY’S ACCULTURATION
MODEL

•Integration occurs when individuals are able to adopt the cultural

norms of the dominant or host culture while maintaining their
culture of origin. Integration leads to, and is often synonymous with
biculturalism.
 BERRY’S ACCULTURATION
TERESA LAFRAMBOISE MODEL
MODEL

•Assimilation occurs when individuals adopt the cultural norms

of a dominant or host culture, over their original culture.

•Separation occurs when individuals reject the dominant or host

culture in favor of preserving their culture of origin.

•Integration occurs when individuals are able to adopt the

cultural norms of the dominant or host culture while maintaining
their culture of origin. Integration leads to, and is often
synonymous with biculturalism.

•Marginalization occurs when individuals reject both their

culture of origin and the dominant host culture.
RELIGIONS OF KOREAN PEOPLE