노인의 민간치유관행에 나타난 질병의 의미 = Meaning of Sickness for the Elderly in a Folk Healing Practicum

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This ethnography was conducted to describe the meaning of illness of the elderly in
traditional folk healing performance. Method : This study was guided by Klienman's explanatory model of health care systems. The fieldwork was conducted in an agricultural clan of Namwon City from January of 1990 to Feburary of 2001. Research data were collected by Ehnographic interview and participant observation. Participants of this study were 10 elders aged 74 fears old to 96 years old: two of them were male. The data were analysed with the techniques of taxanomy, flow and decision, and proxemics. Result: The meaning of illness was categorized with four components, that is, ritual for life, defeat and failure in power game, humiliating punishment for guilt, and Tal. Concussion : These meanings were constructed on physical and socio-cultural environment of this clan. The healing strategies were determined based on the meanings of illness. These results can be used to understand the health behavior of the elderly and thus ensure the quality of nursing for the elderly.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ.서 론
• 1.연구의 필요성
• Ⅱ.연구 방법
• 1.연구 참여자
• 2.자료수집 기간과 방법
• 3.자료분석
• 4.윤리적 고려
• Ⅲ.의미 구성의 맥락
• 1.마을의 환경
• 2.건강관리 체계의 구성
• Ⅳ.질병의 의미
• 1.통과의례로서의 질병
• 2.패배와 실패로서의 질병
• 3.욕으로서의 질병
• 4.탈로서의 질병
• Ⅴ.결론 및 제언