변화하는 한국사회와 여성 ; 북한이탈 여성주민의 지역사회 적응에 관한 연구 -성원권의 시각을 중심으로 = North Korean Women Defector`s Adaptation in Local Community under the Perspective of Social Membership

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article aims to analyse adaptation of North Korean defectors to the Korean society under the new perspective of social membership. Especially, this research deals with women defectors as an important case of adaptation, and focuses on their participation in local community and social relationship with South Korean people. Based upon survey of women defectors living in Chung-nam province, their membership was revealed in very vulnerable and instable situation in terms of social relationship, participation in local community, and discriminative perception. There are many women defectors who do not have job and live without social relation, which can be classified isolation type as adaptation model. Furthermore, their social status may be more vulnerable and instable than other foreign residents, like women marital immigrants. In order to enhance North Korean defectors` social membership, new direction of policy should be developed, Most of all, policy and program for North Korean defectors` sell-reliance should be carried out. In addition, communication programs between North Korean defectors and South Korean people need to be developed in order to overcome North Korean defectors` social isolation. In conclusion, more researches and policies should be focused on not only North Korean defector`s adaptation to the Korean society, but improving of South Koreans` negative image about North Korean defectors under universal human rights.