The Characteristics of Conflicting in Relationships in ‘Kkondae Culture’ and the Need for Cultural Communications between Generations : An Exploratory Study for a Virtuous Circle of Cultural Coexistence

A Study on Koreans’ Perception of the Word Kkondae

“…On reviewing recent discussions about kkondae, it appears that Koreans frequently recognize the collision between various cultures as the main reason for conflicts such as social discrimination, selfishness, and abuse of power. In the current Korean society that seeks to accept cultural diversity through multicultural policies, the expansion of the concept in this direction indicates that the intercultural competence fitting globalization is also important beyond the traditionally established values of Confucianism (Bennett & Bennett, 2004; Min, 2019; Park, 2010). Also, the concept of kkondae may continue to expand in Korean society because, in situations and contexts where democratic communication cannot occur, Korea’s public will show their demand for democratic communication by expressing their dissatisfaction toward the objects that cause the situations and contexts.…”

“…However, since the mid-2010s, the kkondae discourse started expanding to increasingly complex associations with class, generation, and information "structurally" linked to power under the consciousness of authority and a sense of rank. The association also includes the sub-part of exchange relations, and the intimacy between the parties sending and receiving messages concerning emotions at the "conscious" level, and the symbol of the process of content delivery (Ah, 2020;Kim, 2016Kim, , 2017Min, 2019). Moreover, studies specifically mentioning the term kkondae also began to arise during this time.…”