청년과 중년의 가족개념 비교분석 = Comparison of Family Concept between Young and Middle-Aged Adults

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article explored the perceptions of ?family? and the factors related to respondents? definitions of a family. The data were collected from two types of people: one was 472 university students and high school students? parents who were asked whether or not each of 22 scenarios represented a ?family?, and the other was 40 young and middle-aged adults who were asked, ?what is a family member??.Results showed that (1) the overwhelming majority of respondents considered a married couple without a child(scenario #5) as a family and the least respondents agreed a divorced couple(scenario #18) as a family, (2) the majority perceived consanguinity, co-residence, parental status, and marital status to be important in the definition of a family, (3) middle-aged adults were more likely than young generation to agree that consanguinity and paternal relations were important in determining what a family member is.주제어(Key Words): 가족개념(family concept), 혈연성(consanguinity), 공동거주(co-residence), 결혼지위(marital status), 부모지위(parental status)