북한이탈주민에 대한 남한국민의 태도 = Individual Attitudes toward North Korean Immigrants

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this paper is to analyze the attitudes South Korean individuals have toward North Korean immigrants, and how these attitudes are formed using survey date obtained in South Korea. 90% of South Koreans have positive attitudes towards policy supporting the inflow of North Korean immigrants, however, 70% of respondents expressed anti-immigrant feelings toward North Korean immigrants who live in South Korea. Related to the determinants of both attitudes, while economic independent variables were not statistically relevant, cultural and political variables had significant influence. This analysis shows that although South Korean individuals have different attitudes between the theoretical inflow of North Korean immigrants and the feelings toward actual North Korean immigrants, national identity is a significant variable to influence such attitudes. Consequently, the stronger the feeling of national identity, the more positive people`s attitudes toward North Korean immigrants are, and the more negative people`s attitudes toward foreign immigrants are. Therefore not only national but also multicultural perspectives should be integrated in the design and execution of government policy concerning North Korean immigrants.