Microsoft Word Thesis Guly Salikhova doc

who fully supported me during my stay in Korea. 

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Acknowledgements 
I wish to extend my warmest thanks to all those who have helped me with my 
research. Their ideas and concepts have had a remarkable influence on my entire study.
The supervisor of the work is a well-known sociologist, Emeritus Professor Kim 
Kyong-Dong at Seoul National University, visiting professor of KDI School. I am 
grateful for his invaluable support, for his detailed and constructive comments. His 
understanding, scientific curiosity, encouragement and guidance throughout my study at 
KDI School have been necessary and provided a good basis for the present thesis. 
I owe my sincere gratitude to the KDI School of Public Policy and Management 
for giving me the opportunity to study and work. I’m thankful to my professors and staff 
who gave me untiring helps during my difficult moments. 
I also would like to thank my closest friends, in particular Korean friends, who 
have always offered an inspiring and welcoming atmosphere, who had huge patience in 
our discussions and whose positive criticism of my attempts to apply some certain ideas 
about Korea and its culture made my interdisciplinary approach possible.
Special thanks to those Korean families who accepted me as a member of their 
family and showed concern for me, for their invaluable and stimulating conversations and 
friendly help. Their extensive conversations around the topic of my research have been 
very helpful for this study. Obviously, due to this reason I could observe practical sides 
of Korean family life and affairs. 
Being a member of family was of particular interest to me because of research in 
relation to Korean family matters. Having the first hand perspective, I felt and saw the 
process of my research. It is in fact those conversations with my Korean friends and 
families that drove me to write my thesis on this. I think that I learned more while I 
stayed in Korea after graduation. By living here longer I gained supplementary 
knowledge about Korea’s history and culture and I was able to appreciate my time more. 
Also instead of concentrating on learning basic knowledge about Korean culture I really 
began to understand the nuances of why Koreans act the way they do. Here I would like 
to add Confucius’s quote: “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without 
learning is perilous” (Analects). I learned a lot thoughtfully from all whom I mentioned 
and to all these persons, I wish to express my appreciation for introducing me Korean 
culture, traditions, language and many other aspects of Korean life. 
At last, I owe my loving thanks to my family in Uzbekistan. Without their 
encouragement and understanding it would have been impossible for me to study and 
finish this work.
I truly appreciate everyone’s participation in my life and study process.

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