1-1. Objectives and Overall Contents of the Course

1-2. Definition of Family and Marriage

1-3. Forms and Objectives of Marriage

1-4. Origin and Development of Marriage

1-5. Development of Ancient Korean Society and Marriage

2-1. King’s Marriage and Succession

2-2. Characteristics of King’s Marriage and Succession

2-3. Marriage of the Aristocrats of Silla

2-4. Characteristics and Examples of Arranged Marriages

2-5. Social Restrictions Related to Marriage

2-6. Sex and Sexual Ethics

3-1. Marriage of the Royal Family of Goryeo

3-2. Scope of the Marriages of the Royal Household of Goryeo and Their Political Significance

3-3. Issues of Plural Marriages and the Prohibitions Concerning Marriage during Goryeo

3-4. Social Discrimination Surrounding Marriage and the Issues Surrounding Inheritance during Goryeo

3-5. Issues Surrounding Sex and Divorce

4-1. Marriage of the King and the Ban on Marriage during the Joseon dynasty

4-2. How the King of Joseon Searched for a Person to Marry

4-3. Politics and things the king of Joseon considered when choosing a spouse

4-4. Wedding of the King and Its Preparation during the Joseon Dynasty

4-5. The Royal Concubinage System of the Kings of Joseon and the King’s Divorce

5-1. Characteristics of marriage during the Joseon dynasty

5-2. How People Lived after Marriage

5-3. Marital Relations and the Ban on Jealousy

5-4. Prohibitions Regarding Marriage and Divorce of Yangban

5-5. Divorce of the Ordinary People

6-1. Love and Culture between Yangban and Female Entertainers

6-2. Legal Issues Surrounding Government Officials and Female Entertainers

6-3. Cases of Adultery in Relation to Love in the Royal Family of Joseon

6-4. Social Punishments Regarding Sex in Joseon and the Lives of Women

6-5. Some Incidents Regarding Sex and Experiences the People of Joseon Had Abroad in China

7-1. Family Law in Joseon and Institutions Related to Family in Running the Bureaucracy

7-2. Family and Social Welfare

7-3. Sons of Concubines of Yangban and Social Discrimination

7-4. State and the Penal Law Regarding Family

7-5. Funerals and Worshipping Rites

8-1. Inheritance and Property Disputes

8-2. Thoughts about Inheritance and Inheritance Disputes

8-3. Clan Genealogy and the Royal Genealogy

8-4. Method of Recording Information of the Clan Genealogy and the Official Household Register

8-5. Sense of the Clan Belongingness and the Social Activities of Women

9-1. Weddings Changed in the Modern Period

9-2. Effect of Modern-style Marriage and Free Love

9-3. Ideal Husband Figure and Marital Conflict

9-4. Various Forms of Marriage, Divorce, and a Single Life

9-5. Marriage between Japanese and Koreans