해외입양인의 정체성과 의식에 관한 연구 : 모국방문단을 중심으로 Mainly focusing on the adoptees visiting their motherland = A study on the identity and consciousness of overseas Korean adoptees

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This research will discover the needs and thoughts of adoptees who grow up in different countries and examine their identities, then suggest some policies that government and adoption organizations can utilize to actively provide services to the adoptees to help them develop healthier identities.
The results of the study were shown as follows.
First there is a significant difference in adoptive parents' interest towards Korean culture, the adoptees' sense of loss, and their pride as a Korean, according to the timing of the adoption.
Second, adoptees have a very high sense of self-identity as a Korean. Adoptees who have visited their motherland scored higher in being aware of their being Koreans than adoptees who have never visited. This means that the adoptees' or their foster parents' awareness of Korean culture and their visiting Korea effect significantly the adoptees' formation of their self-identity.
From our survey, then, we can conclude that the self-identity of the adoptees who have visited their motherland are higher than the ones who have not, and that significant differences exist in the adoptees' sense of pride of being a Korean, their interest in Korean culture, their foster parents' attitude, their sense of loss due to their being adopted, according to the present age of the adoptees, their occupation, and the age at which they were adopted. Most of the adoptees surveyed expressed on negative views towards Korea or their biological parents, but rather showed strong desires to visit and learn more about Korea. Our government, therefore, needs to expand and diversify programs to assist overseas adoptees in visiting their motherland, and furthermore, needs to work more diligently to reduce the number of overseas adoptions from occurring.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• 1. 연구의 필요성
• 2. 연구문제
• Ⅱ. 이론적 배경
• 1. 해외입양인의 정체성에 관한 제논의
• 1) 입양의 개념
• 2) 해외입양인의 정체성
• 2. 해외 입양인의 심리적인 문제
• 3. 우리 나라 해외입양과 입양관련정책
• 1) 입양의 역사
• 2) 해외 입양인을 위한 관련법과 서비스
• Ⅲ. 연구방법
• 1. 조사대상
• 2. 조사도구
• 1) 입양인 의식 조사
• 2) 자아정체감 측정 도구
• 3. 자료 분석
• Ⅳ 조사결과 및 해석
• 1. 해외입양인의 일반적인 특징
• 1) 일반적 특징
• 2) 해외입양인의 친부모 찾기
• 3) 해외입양인의 차별 경험
• 4) 정체성을 형성하기 위한 노력
• 5) 입양가족 관계와 양부모의 의식
• 6) 해외입양인의 한국문화 관심도
• 2. 해외입양인의 정체성
• 1) 해외입양인의 자아정체감
• 2) 사회인구학적 변인과 자아정체감의 관계
• 3) 입양과 정체성형성에 관한 입양인의 태도
• 3. 해외입양인의 의식
• 1) 양부모의 한국문화에 대한 관심도
• 2) "상실감" "버려짐"의 느낌과외 관계
• 3) 한국인으로서의 자부심
• 4) 한국정부의 관심도
• Ⅴ. 결론 및 제언