Conflict Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Depicted in a Television Show and Its Sub-cultural Implications： A Discourse Analysis on Welcome to The Mother-in-Law, a TV Talk Show in Korea

This study was purposed to investigate conflicts between generations in mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in Korean society. In-law conflict has been existed in each family all over the world but it is only matter of seriousness. Mother-in-law tensions particularly brought day-to-day problems with daughter-in-law. A Korean talk show titled as Welcome to the Mother-in-Law dealt with this everyday controversy between them. The authors concerned and selected it as a main research object for analysis as it appeared to represent many Korean traditional characteristics. The common characteristics in Korea culture was traditional hierarchy in the family structure. Unease feelings amongst family members often prevailed owing to the conflicting nature of the hierarchical relationship between them. Many episodes of this talk show were analyzed through integrated model consisting of semiotic methods including： categorization, discourse analysis, myth analysis, and ideology derived. As some result, this study revealed an implicit ideology centered on the opposition thought processes. Patriarchal and filial duty ideology was dominantly located in the mother-in-law＇s thought. Meanwhile, gender equality and rationalism ideology was dominantly located in the daughter-in-law＇s thought. Difference in values, resulting from opposed ideologies, could also explain why intergenerational disputes and conflicts occurs. It could be inferred that there was a potential possibility for further conflicts around the issues of traditional patriarchal practices and gender inequality as well as different attitudes held by different generations in a family. In short, even though this talk show could not provide some suggestions to resolve such conflicts between them, it could be worthwhile to uncover serious problems between them.

Research on the Countermeasures of labor-capital contradiction in enterprise from the Perspective of Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Effect

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law effect is a widely existing contradiction effect in the family.Analyzing the causes and countermeasures of labor-capital contradiction in enterprise from the perspective of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law effect has innovative value inspired by prototype.The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law effect means that although the harmony of the family is beneficial to both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,the unequal relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,the gradual awakening of daughter-in-law’s power consciousness,the lack of effective communication between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,the husband’s favoritism and other reasons produce the phenomenon of“differentiated behavior”or“mutual distrust”between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,which makes the family contradictions accumulate continuously.Through the method of literature research,this research finds that the causes of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law effect and labor-capital contradiction in enterprise are highly similar.The solution of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law effect,which has been continuously proved in thousands of households,can be used to analyze the countermeasures and suggestions of the labor-capital contradiction in enterprise.This article analyzes the national and provincial statistical yearbooks,the strategic thinking of the ancient classics Sun Tzu’s Art of War and Sun Bin's Art of War,and modern well-known enterprises’methods of solving labor-capital contradiction in enterprise.It provides a basis for the argument of this article and focuses on analyzing and solving labor-capital contradiction in enterprise.It has the innovative value of combining ancient and modern.