김기홍 (Gihong, Kim)
2011농촌사회
tlooto Summary
International marriage migrant women's experiences and expectations in rural Korea are studied using phenomenological method to understand settlement and family life.
Abstract
This study tries qualitative research to find out the deep structure of settlement and expectation in the view points of international marriage migrant women and their families themselves. We could find out what the essences of settlement and expectation in international marriage migrant women and their families are through the faithful approaches of phenomenological method. In addition, these approaches of phenomenological method are differentiated from applying partly to the time orientation and space orientation which were integrated in one orientation previously. The essences of experiences in the study are classified into 12 categories which are the understanding of international marriage, rural area in Korea, cultural gap, weather disparity, isolation, family conflict, children nurture, phobia of violence, double torture as foreigner, economical difficulty, encounter of helpers, rediscovery of hope. International marriage migrant women speak their expectations for their futures and their families, after discovered their hopes. These are mentioned as the essences of expectations. The essences of expectations are classified into 7 categories which are the reestablishment of identity, active adaptation, the construction of true multi-cultural society, the desperate regards of families, the paradigm change of multi cultural education, the job opportunity, the community support. The essences of expectation in the views of international marriage migrant women is from first to last to find out the clues in order to solve the problems of multi-cultural society.
Citation format
김기홍. 농촌 결혼이주여성의 경험과 기대에 관한 현상학적 연구. 농촌사회, 2011, 21(2): 49–102.