전남 순천 지방 전통 농가 老主婦의 口述史에 의한 주생활의 변천

Changes of the Traditional Korean Farm Housing by Oral Herstory of Wives in Jeon-Nam Province

This study investigated the present traditional Korean farmhousing and past housing (from 1934～1952) based on a field and oral survey of 42 Korean women from Jeon-Nam Province. It was primarily concerned with a comparison of the present and past housing ; the size and plan of the house and finishing material of the big ondol room (Anbang=the masters bedroom) and the kind of furniture and heating system of the big ondol room. It was also interested in identifying the socio-demo-graphic and physical variables that influenced the housing, past and present. Bibliographical studies, culture approaches and field survey with tape recordings, photographs, and questionnaires were used to collect the data. The results showed that the former housing (average : 51 years ago) was very poor. Many families lacked sufficient food, space, furniture and a shortage of fuel. The most decisive differences from the present was the large family size. It would be beneficial to make a similar study in another regions of Korea.