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Video Description

Type: KIHASA Policy Featurette

Topic: Is the Mounting Care Crisis Due to Changes in Family Structure?

Guest Speaker: Dr. Choi Hyun Soo, Research Fellow, KIHASA; Professor Kim Bo-young, Yeungnam University

Transcript

Choi:

Let’s first discuss how you perceive the current care crisis and how you expect it to unfold in the future. Why don’t we start with Professor Kim Bo-young?

Kim:

I think it’s particularly important to note some of the changes that are underway: for example, families that have traditionally been responsible for caregiving are increasingly shifting to one- or two-person households, and more women, who have been primary caregivers before, are entering the workforce as gender roles have changed. These traditional family caregiving structures have not been replaced by alternative forms of close relationships, and individuals are becoming more isolated and disconnected. As a result, while the demand for care is rising sharply, the available resources for care are shrinking and becoming increasingly fragmented. This mutual reinforcement of growing demand and shrinking support structures suggests that the care crisis will intensify even further in the future.

Choi:

Professor Kim Bo-young has shared his views on changes in family structure and social relationship.