국제결혼 이주여성의 적응에 관한연구 = A Study on the Adaptation of Marriage Migrant Women to Korean Society

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study is focused on the adaptation of migrant women who married to Korean men. The aim of this study is to survey and research their actual living conditions in Korea. I referred to established theories and interviewed many migrant women indepthly to achieve the goal.
Theoretical survey was performed by checking the documents about theoretical background of migration and history of international marriage. International marriage is directly related to capitalistic system and economic interests. Theoretical survey has included globalization of capitalism, womanization of migration, international marriage market.
Indepth interview emphasized on their livelihood and cultural difference. Key point was how successfully can they adapt to Korean society. To achieve this goal, I checked their request and need. These can be classified as 1) process of international marriage and economic concern, 2) family relationship and upbringing of children, 3) cultural conflict and their expectation to Korean society, 4) their future dream and hope.
Interviewees were selected and chosen by three different ways - personal introduction, religious organizations and agencies of international marriage. Korean-Chinese were mainly selected by personal introduction whereas Japanese and Philippine women were chosen through religious organizations. And Cambodian women were introduced by marriage agencies. They marry to Korean men for 'economic reason'(50%) and 'religious reason'.(40%)
Second marriage, which is quite peculiar to international marriage, was only 10% among our interviewees. Age gap between husband and wife was averaged by 11 years higher by husband.. And it was over 15 years among 50% of the couples. Age gap was even higher among the couples arranged by marriage agencies.
In case of children-upbringing, the mothers who have children of preschool age expressed their difficulties for fostering cost and lack of babysitter. The mothers who have schoolchildren complained unanimously about communication problem, cost of private tuition, poor progress of learning in the school. 50% of them pointed out alienation from Korean students, discrimination from teachers. Marriage migrant mothers are afraid that their children will be frustrated and eventually dropped out of Korean society.
They strongly complained about discrimination by Koreans due to cultural conflict. They need encouragement and support from Koreans but 90% of them feel social discrimination which make them very nervous. This kind of negative feeling and attitude will affect their offsprings. Marriage migrant women are eager to learn Korean language to find jobs to improve their living standard. Cambodian women, especially expressed strong willingness to make money to buy a house their parental home.
They start their marital life with the hope and dream that their family will be happy with the money they can make in Korea. Also they hope they can help their native home. They are trying to realize their dream in Korea.
Marriage migrant women do not have weapon to build up social network, they also did not have social and psychological assistance from anybody when they had settled in Korea. So it takes much longer time for them to settle down in Korea. They live their life in Korea as housewives, daughters-in-law, and mothers. Family relationship is very complicated in Korea, so it will be triple burden for them.
Marriage migrant women are the people who want to live in Korea as Korean wherever they came from. Therefore it is our duty and responsibility to make them independent Korean both socially and economically. We have to try to understand their circumstances. It will be necessary for government to provide education program for family members, especially for husband to understand culture, language, life style of migrant women's native country.
In conclusion, most importantly, I assume that we have to change our attitude to migrant women. We have to encourage them to be true Korean citizen, not to discriminate them as stranger. They are citizens of our country so as their children.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 제1장 서론 = 1
• 제1절 연구의 목적 및 필요성 = 1
• 제2절 연구의 범위와 방법 = 4
• 1. 연구의 범위 = 4
• 2. 연구의 방법 = 5
• 제2장 국제결혼 이주에 관한 이론적 배경 = 8
• 제1절 국제이주에 관한 이론적 배경 = 8
• 1. 이주에 관한 이론적 접근 = 8
• 2. 국제이주여성에 관한 이론 = 12
• 3. 유입국사회의 이민자 통합 유형이론 = 15
• 4. 국제결혼의 역사 = 17
• 제2절 여성결혼 이민자 관련 선행연구 = 20
• 제3절 주요국의 국제결혼 사례 = 22
• 1. 일본 = 22
• 2. 대만 = 27
• 제4절 연구 분석의 틀 = 32
• 제3장 국제결혼 이주여성의 현황 = 33
• 제1절 국제이주의 여성화 = 33
• 제2절 송출국의 사회현상 = 35
• 제3절 국제결혼 이주여성의 한국 유입 현황 = 37
• 1. 결혼시장의 불균형 = 37
• 2. 국제결혼 이주여성의 귀화과정 = 40
• 제4절 한국의 여성결혼이민자 정책 = 42
• 제4장 국제결혼 이주여성의 적응 실태 분석 = 45
• 제1절 조사대상자의 특성 = 45
• 제2절 이주여성의 적응실태 분석 = 47
• 1. 국제결혼과정과 경제활동 = 47
• 2. 가족관계 및 자녀양육 = 54
• 3. 문화적 갈등 및 한국사회에 대한 기대 = 61
• 4. 국제결혼 이주여성의 꿈과 희망 = 68
• 제5장 결론 및 제언 = 73
• 제1절 연구의 제한점 = 73
• 제2절 결론 = 74
• 제3절 제언 = 76
• 참고문헌 = 79
• 부록 (심층면접설문지) = 87
• 녹취록 = 100
• 이주여성의 꿈과 희망/ 자국어친필 = 120
• ABSTRACT = 122